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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND LABOR 

BUREAU OF STATISTICS ::::::::::: O. P. AUSTIN, Chief of Bureau 



««■ 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA 



Showing Commerce, Production, Transportation Facilities, Area, 

and Population of each of the Countries of 

North, South, and Central America, 

and the West Indies 



REPRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED 

BY 

THE INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF 

AMERICAN REPUBLICS 

JOHN BARRETT, Director 

No. 2 JACKSON PLACE WASHINGTON, D. C. 




Reprinted 

WASHINGTON 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

1909 



PROGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES IN ITS AREA, POPULATION, AND MATERIAL INDUSTRIES. 



Silver ir 
Gold cei 
Silver c€ 
U. S. no 

Nat.bk.n 



Area<2 sq. miles.. 

Population !> 

Population, square mile i> 

Wealthfec $.. 

Wealth per capita 6 c S-. 

Debt, less cash in Treas.«..S.. 

Debt per capita $. . 

Interest-bearing debt / $. . 

Aimual interest charge $. . 

Interest per capita S. . 

Gold coined $. . 

Silver coined $.. 

Gold in circulation g $.1 

— • !irculation!/ $./ 

s. in circulation. .$. 
ts. in circulation. S. 
ss in circulation.. $. 

otes in circulations. 

Miscellaneous currency ;.. .$. 
Circulation of money S. 

Per capita S. . 

National banks No.. 

Capital $.. 

Bank clearings, New York.S. . 

Total, United States S. . 

Deposits in national banks.S. . 

Savings banks ._...$.. 

banks No. . 

Farms and farm propertyft S. . 

Fann products, value 6 $. . 

Mfg. establishments 6 ... No. . 

Value of products'" $.. 

Keceipts— Netordinarym. .S. . 

Customs S. . 

Internal-revenue S. . 

Expenditures— Net ord."..?. . 

War... 

Pensions $. . 

Interest on public debt. .$. . 
Imports of merchandise. . .S. . 

Per capita S. . 

Exports of merchandise. . .S. . 

Per capita $. . 

T ^- c..„ ..lbs.. 



)4 53, 173, 218 

7.34 

3,173,218 

I 3,163,671 



91,015,566 4 
5,151,004 
0.53 



643, 105 

2, 495, 400 

) 26,344,295 7 



63, 452, 774 

3,782,393 

0.16 

31,981,739 



2,331,169,9501, 
60.46 
,046,455,7221, 
118, 784, 960 



13, 473, 654 
2,259,390 
18,304,775 ) 



10,500,000 28 
26,500,000 55 
5.00 



10106,968,572 
15186,305,488 
10.91 



131,366,55 

278,761,98 

12.02 



5,789,569 
_ 27, 895, 457 
337, 415, 178 



297,556,238 



1 14,051,520 
78,701 



L4 17,840,670 
W 15,005,612 
■' 106,261 



24,844,117 1 

21,922,3^- ^ 

12,161 



..7,231,143,057 27 
"149,277,' 504 



,885,861,676 4, 
56,054,600 
53,187,612 



19.41 

2,076 

455,909,565 

)6 37,182,128,621 



3,484 

642, 073, 676 

37,660,686,572 5 

58,845,279,505 8 

1,621,745,665 



25.14 
88,517,306,775 d] 

1, 104. 79 
1,107,711,2"" 



33, 545, 130 

0.44 

99,272,943 

36, 345, 321 

610,806,472 

142,050,334 

200,733,019 

408, 465, 574 

313,971,545 

300,115,112 

79,008,942 

2,055,150,998 

26.94 



3,239,429 

1,363,297 

1,912,575 

) 62,720,956 



24, 314, t 

7,095,267 

6,113,8^ 



40,948,3) 
9,687,0L_ 
7,904,725 
1,866,880 

i 173!509'526 
5 7.48 

! 144,375,726 



63,200,876 
16,472,203 
11,514,"'" 
1,100, 
3,144,121 
353,616,119 
11.25 



184,899,7; 
293,657,01 
57,655,6: 



2, 335, 5; 
80,501,538 If 
2,540,927 2, 

253,852 
9,579,1919, 
3,526,501 
16,522,065 
4,009,374 
14,847,637 
«,116,916 



3,732 
621, 536, 461 
,964,588,564 9 
,582,450,081 U 
,458,092,758 
,389,719,954 

6,107,08 
:0, 514, 001, 838.. 
3, 764, 177, 706 . . 



21, 628, 914 

0.25 

131,907,490 

13,178,436 

«• 561, 697, 371 

203, 487, 845 

600, 072, 299 

470,211,225 

342,270,055 

589, 242, 125 

5,975,535 

2,772,956,455 

■32.22 

6,429 



3,014,287, 
567,240,852 
233,164,871 
295,327,927 
487,713,792 
134,774,76" 



Impc 



-Silk, r 



Iron, steel, mfrs. of.. 

Domesticexports— Iron.steel, 

manufactures of S. . 

Manufactures S. . 

Farm animals— Value J. . 

Cattle No.. 

Sheep.... 
Mules.*. 

Productioii ,^„ 

Silver, commercial value.S. . 

Coal 

Petroleum.. 

Pig iron 

Steel 

Tin plates lbs. . 

Copper tons. . 

Wool lbs.. 

Wheat bush. . 

Com bush. . 

Cotton bales.. 

Cane sugar tons. . 

Sugar consumed tons. . 

Cotton taken by miUs..bale3. . 
Domestic cotton exp't'd.lbs. . 
Railways operated miles. . 

Passengers carried. . . .1" 

Freight carried 1 mile.tc 
Rates, ton per mile. .( 

Passenger cars : 

Othercars : 

' American vessels :Built.tc 

Trading,domestic,etc.t( 

Trading, foreign tc 

On Great Lakes tc 

Vessels passing through Sault 

Ste. Marie Canal tr-- 

Commercial failures 

Amount of liabilities. . , 

Post-ofiBces No. . 

Receipts, P. O. Dept $.. 

Telegrams sent y "" 

Newspapers, etc 

Public schools, salaries.. 

Patents issued 

Immigrants arrived < \ 



. 14,971, 
. 3 4,335, 
. 19,311,374 

] "26;36i;293 



17,778,907 
4,336,719 
21,773,220 
559,331 
30,354,213 



26,158,235 

5,870,114 

48,453,008 

,089,329,9151, 

25,616,019 

6,249,174 
22,471,275 

1,151,148 
33,512,807 
46,000,000 



9,624,0! 
150,932,71 
40,273,61 



.377,531,875 

- 2,177,— 

69,246 

107,177 



52,516,959 
100,485,944 
592,071,104 



127,575 
440, 175 
984,269 



8,450 
,850,583 

"'i,'463!! 
"23,' 322 



8, 792, 740 1, 

4,801,292 

119,040 • 

428,785 



214,797 
2,807,61" 
2, 546, 2c _ 

467,774 

403,657 

3,670 

79,807,000 

8,518|067 



150,237 



11,201, 
40,765,' 
1,729, 
34,034, 



232,500,01 

498, 549, 81 

1,717,434,5 



56 2,418,700,0 
52,801,907 
14,213,837 
44, .330,072 
2,331,027 
51,602,780 
32,845,000 
57,242,100 
140,806,931 
61,924,552,224 
9,202,703 
4,277,071 
"2,236,743 



489,970,0 
7,311,322 
136, 503 
1,476,377 
2,325,f 
14 2,471,799,1,- 
166,703 
520,439,082 
.. 79,192,985,125: 
0.93 
21,6 



41,88-,--- 
2,080,027 
37,079,350 
79,171,000 
.35,741,100 
240,789,310 
,072,062,218 ' 
13,789,242 
10,188,329 
849,004,022 < 

270, 588 
288,630,621 



!, 105, 102, 

9, 436, 416 

149, 191 

2, 219, 847 

3,044,000 

i, 100, 583, " 

194,202 

584,095,935 

41,102,109,413 I 



! 216,262 
; '14,802,147,087 
063,140,434 
332,233,363 
269,600,773 
578,903,748 
122,570,465 

97,128,409 
139,309,514 

24,481,158 



18,743,904 
70,963,838 
142,529,406 
40,587,865 

181,530,871 
740,123,451 
4,423,697,853 
72,533,996 
19,746,583 
53,240,282 



1,293,738,880 

u 409, 735 

298,294,750 

634,087,000 

2,592,320,000 

13,510,982 

221,719 

2,993,979 

5,005,000 

4,518,217,220 



1,734,89 

4,73- 

65, 752, 000 



19,772,221 

9, 157, 646 

. 3.5,871 

37,832,566 



29, 215, 509 

9,723 

55,942,972 

13,947 

457, 257 



138, 495, 673 

70,088 

102,354,579 



91,836,484 
26,292 
455,302 



137,687,740 
20, 499 
448,572 



183,58.5,005 

2 98,480,097 

21,735 

a86, 483, 404 



i 1904. « Total debt prior tol855. 

r . „„. . r—- "., r •- J 1875, inclusive, gold and silver 

n circulation except on the Pacific coast, where it is estimated that the average specie circulation was about $25,000,000, and this estimate is continued for the three 

following years under the head of gold. After that period gold was available for circulation, a Total specie in circulation. Gold and silver not separately stated prior to 
1876. i As the result of a special investigation by the Director of the Mint, a reduction of $135,000,000 was made in the estimate of gold coin in circulation on July 1, 1907, as com- 
pared with the basis of previous years. 1 Includes notes of Bank of United States; State-bank notes; demand notes of 1802 and 1803; fractional currency, 1863 to 1878; Treasury 
notes of 1890, 1891 to date; and currency certificates, act of June 8, 1872, 1892 to 1900. * 1905. I Exclusive of neighborhood industries and hand trades, included in previous 
years, m "Net ordinary receipts" include receipts from customs, internal revenue, direct tax, public lands, and "miscellaneous." ""Net ordinary expenses" include 
expenditures for War, Navy Indians, pensions, interest, and " miscellaneous." <> Imports for consumption after 1860. p Domestic exports only after 1860. 9 Includes mules, 
r Doctor Soetbeer's estimate averaged for the period. » Estimated by the Director of the Mint. U814. "1906. Last six months of 1891. "'1845. ^ Andrew's Colonial and 
Lake^Trade. y Western Union to 1880; includes Postal Telegraph after 1880. 2 Not including messages sent by Western Uiuon over leased wires or under railroad contracts. 
1 1810 to 1860, inclusive, from census of 1880. 2 1828. ^ After 1860, from Rowell's Newspaper Directory. * 1820 to 1850, includes aliens not immigrants; 1820 and 1830, years 
ending September 30; 1850, fifteen months ending December 31; 1840 and 1860, calendar years; after 1860, fiscal years. 






DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND LABOR 

WS BUREAU OF STATISTICS ::::::::::: O. P. AUSTIN, Chief of Bureau 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA 



Showing Commerce, Production, Transportation Facilities, Area, 

and Population of each of the Countries of 

North, South, and Central America, 

and the West Indies 



REPRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED 

BY 

THE INTERNATIONAL BUREAU OF 

AMERICAN REPUBLICS 

JOHN BARRETT, Director 

No. 2 JACKSON PLACE WASHINGTON, D. C. 




RePrintrd 

WASHINGTON 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

1909 



CONTENTS. 



Introduction 

American commerce 

Trade of the United States with other countries of 
America 

Causes of small trade with South America 

Imports into each South American country and share 
thereof from the United States 

Exports from each South American country and share 
thereof to the United States 

Share of the principal countries in the markets south of 
the United States 

Exports from countries south of the United States 

Order in which countries are arranged in this study 

Argentina: 

Agriculture 

Annual production of com, wheat, tobacco, flaxseed, 
and sugar, 1895-1906 

Exports of principal agricultural products, 1895, 1900, 
and 1905 

Live stock in Argentina, 1888, 1895, and 1901 

Manufactures 

Exports by classes of products, 1872, 1895, and 1905 

Commerce 

Percentage of imports coming from the United States, 
Germany, France, and the United Kingdom, 1890, 
1894, 1898, 1902, and 1905 

Average annual imports, 1896-1900 and 1900-1905. ..... 

Relative positions of the principal countries in the im- 
ports of certain goods into Argentina 

Principal exports from Argentina in 1894 and 1905 

Transportation 

Tonnage movement in the foreign and domestic trade. . 

Railways 

Tariff 

Bolivia: 

Commerce 

Exports by principal countries, 1900-1905 

Imports by principal countries, 1900-1905 

Imports by principal articles, 1903 

Exports by principal articles and groups of articles, 

1900-1905 

Brazil: 

Area and population 

Industrial development 

Manufacturing 

Commerce 

Imports by principal countries, 1901-1906 

Imports (including bullion and specie) by articles, 
1901-1905 

Annual average commerce, by principal countries, 
1891-1905 

Exports from the United States 

Trade of the United Kingdom with Brazil 

Exports by principal countries, 1901-1906 

Annual average exports of principal staples, 1840-1905. . . 

Exports (special commerce, including bullion and 
specie) by articles, 1901-1905 

Cost of getting specified goods from port of shipment to 
custom-house in Brazil 

Railways 

Tariff 

Canada: 

Area and population 

Foreign commerce, 1868-1906 

Trade with United Kingdom and United States, respec- 
tively, 1868-1906 

Distribution of foreign trade 

Domestic exports by principal classes, in specified years, 
1870-1906 

Imports (exclusive of bullion and specie) by principal 
classes, 1901-1906 

Progress of Canadian trade with United States and United 
Kingdom 



Page. 
Canada — Continued . 

Total exports and share thereof to United States and 

United Kingdom, in specified years, 1868-1906 21 

Imports for consumption and share thereof from United 
States and United Kingdom, in specified years, 1868- 

1906. 21 

Analysis of commerce of United States with Canada 21 

Imports from Canada into United States and domestic 
exports to Canada from United States, by principal 

articles, 1896 and 1906 .: 21 

Imports for consumption from United States, and per- 
centage which dutiable articles form of the total, 

1896-1906 22 

Imports for consumption from United Kingdom, and per- 
centage which dutiable articles form of total, 1896- 

1906 22 

Special study on " Trade of the United States with the 

Dominion of Canada" 22 

Central American Republics: 
Costa Rica — 

Area and population 22 

Commerce 22 

Imports and exports by principal countries, 1903- 

1906 22 

Exports by principal articles, 1895-1906 23 

Percentage of coffee exports to United States, United 
Kingdom, Germany, and all other countries, 1897- 

1906 23 

Percentage of imports from principal countries, 1900- 

1906 23 

Tariff 24 

Imports and exports by principal articles, 1903-1906 . 24 
Guatemala — 

Area and population 24 

Commerce 24 

Imports and exports by countries, 1903-1906 25 

Distribution of commerce, 1894-1904 25 

Imports by principal articles, 1904-1906 25 

Exports by principal articles, 1900-1906 26 

Coffee exports by countries, 1896-1906 26 

Tariff 26 

Honduras — 

Area and population 26 

Commerce. 26 

Imports and exports by countries, 1903-1906 26 

Exports by principal articles, 1899-1906 27 

Tariff 27 

Honduras, British — 

Area and population 27 

Commerce 27 

Nicaragua — 

Area and population 28 

Commerce 28 

Exports by countries and by principal artiples, 1898- 

1904 28 

Commerce 29 

Tariff 29 

Panama — 

Area and population 29 

Manufactures 30 

Transportation 30 

Commerce 30 

Tariff 31 

Salvador — 

Area and population 31 

Commerce 31 

Exports by countries and by principal articles, 

1901-1905 31 

Imports by countries and by principal articles, 

1901-1905 32 

Principal imports showing countries from which 

imported, 1901-1904 32 

Tariff 32 



'^ 



Chile: Page. 

Area and population 33 

Nitrate industry 33 

Transportation 33 

i Commerce 33 

"^ ,, Tariff : 34 

"'■h. Trade by countries 34 

Area and population 34 

Resources 34 

Transportation 34 

Commerce 35 

Commerce with five specified countries 35 

Commerce by ports, 1906 36 

Tariff 36 

Cuba: 

Area and population 36 

Commerce 36 

Trade and tonnage by ports 37 

Transportation 37 

Sugar 37 

Cuba's share in world's production of sugar 38 

Tobacco 38 

Coffee 38 

y. Tariff 38 

• Ecuador: 

Area and population 39 

Commerce by countries, 1900-1906 39 

Exports from, and imports into, by articles, 1900-1905. . 39 

Tariff 40 

GuiANAS: 

Area and population 40 

British Guiana — 

Area and population 40 

Commerce 40 

Dutch Guiana — 

Area and population 40 

Commerce 41 

French Guiana — 

Area and population 41 

Commerce 41 

Haiti: 

Area and population 41 

Commerce 41 

Tariff 42 

Mexico : 

Area and population 42 

Manufactures 42 

Commerce 43 

Imports by great groups, 1896, 1901, and 1906 43 

Classes of merchandise imported 43 

Exports by great groups, 1896, 1901, and 1906 44 

American investments 44 

Currency 45 

Tariff 45 

MiQUELON, Langley, AND St. Pierre (French): 

Area and population 45 

Commerce 45 

Newfoundland : 

Area and population 45 

Commerce 45 

Paraguay: 

Area and population 46 



Paraguay — Continued. Page. 

Commerce 46 

Tariff 46 

Peru: 

Area and population 46 

Production 46 

Transportation 47 

Commerce 47 

Imports and exports (including bullion and specie) by 

articles, 1902-1905. 47 

Tariff 48 

Santo Domingo: 

Area and population 48 

Commerce 48 

Trade by countries, 1905-6 48 

Exports of principal articles, showing countries of des- 
tination, 1902, 1905, and 1906 49 

Tariff 49 

Imports of principal articles, showing countries from 

which imported, 1905-6 50 

Urugu.a.y: 

Area and population 50 

Commerce 50 

Exports to six leading countries 50 

Imports and exports by articles 51 

Venezuela: 

Area and population 51 

Commerce 52 

Trade by leading countries 52 

Coffee exports, 1904-1906 52 

Imports by articles from principal countries 53 

Imports into, and exports from, leading countries in their 

trade with Venezuela 53 

Tariff 53 

West Indies: 
British — 

Bahamas 54 

Barbados 54 

Bermuda 54 

Grenada 55 

Jamaica 55 

Leewaxd Islands 56 

St. Vincent 56 

St. Lucia 56 

Trinidad and Tobago 57 

Turks and Caicos islands 58 

Danish 58 

Dutch: Curasao and dependencies 58 

French — 

Guadeloupe 59 

Martinique 59 

Porto Rico — 

Area and population 00 

Industries 60 

Fruits 60 

Manufactures 60 

Transportation 60 

Commerce 61 

Trade with United States 61 

Trade with foreign countries 61 

Imports and exports in trade with United States 

and foreign countries, 1887-1907 62 

Trade with the United States by principal articles. . 62 

Trade with leading countries, 1901-1907 63 

United States 63 



STATISTICAL TABLES. 

Foreign commerce of principal countries of America: 

By years 65 

By countries 73 

By articles 84 

Commerce of the United States and leading European countries with specified countries of America: 

By years, 1881 to 1906 115 

By principal articles, 1900 to 1906 119 

Commerce of the United States with other American countries, 1903 to 1907, by principal articles 130 

Imports into and exports from the United States, by grand divisions, for specified years, 1800 to 1907 169 

Imports and exports of merchandise into and from the United States, by principal countries, 1897 to 1907 171 

Principal articles forming the import and export trade of the United States, 1875 to 1907 173 

Distribution of exports of principal domestic manufactures from the United States, by grand divisions, fiscal year ending June 30, 

1907 174 

Exports of principal domestic manufactures, by articles, fiscal years 1900 to 1907 175 

Progress of the United States in its area, population, and material industries page 2 of cover 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



INTRODUCTION. 



AMERICAN COMMERCE. 



The object of this study of American commerce is to present in 
concise form a statement of the commercial conditions in the various 
countries of all America. It has been deemed proper to include 
also brief statements of area, population, products, and productive 
capacities; transportation, present and prospective; and other 
subjects closely allied to commerce, with the thought that the in- 
formation would not only be required by those desiring to study 
at the present moment economic conditions in these countries, but 
also be useful to general students; and the purpose has been to 
bring down to the latest available date facts of this character re- 
garding all countries of the Western Hemisphere. The statement 
with reference to the United States has been made in general 
outlines only, since the details are presented in other publica- 
tions of this Bureau, notably the Statistical Abstract of the United 
States and Commerce and Navigation of the United States, issued 
annually and to be obtained on application by any one desiring 
more detailed information on the commerce of the United States 
than is given in this work. 

The total commerce of all America, as compiled for the late^t 
available year, amounted to $5,544,608,000, of which $3,025,272,000 
was that of the United States and the remaining $2,519,336,000 
was distributed among the other countries of North, South, and 
Central America, and the West Indies, as is shown in Tables 1 and 
2, on pages 6 and 7. 

Considering the imports and exports separately, the total im- 
ports of all American countries amounted to $2,262,239,000, of 
which $1,144,421,000 was the value of imports into the United 
States, the remaining $1,117,818,000 being distributed among the 
other American countries. The total exports of all American 
countries were $3,282,369,000, of which $1,880,851,000 were from 
the United States, the remaining $1,401,518,000 being exported 
from the various other American countries. 

Of the $1,117,818,000 representing the total imports of all Amer- 
ican countries other than the United States, $407,003,000, or 36.4 
per cent, was drawn from the United States; of the $1,401,518,000 
representing the total exports of all American countries other than 
the United States, $455,228,000, or 32.5 per cent, was sent to the 
United States, o 

A comparison of conditions of our trade with North and South 
America, respectively, indicates that a much larger share of the 
trade of the North American countries is carried on with the United 
States than of the South American countries. The total imports of 
all North American countries other than the United States (includ- 



1 A similar computation, made in the first edition of this monogaph (issued 
in 1906), gave the following results: Total imports of all American countries 
other than the United States, $1,005,242,000, of which $355,391,000, or 35.4 per 
cent, came from the United States; total exports of all American countries, 



f which 8431,145,000, or 34.8 pel 
States. A comparison of all the results of these tv 
to indicate an increasing share of the United States 
other American countries and a decreasing share i: 
countries. This increase in the per cent of imports 
the growth of trade with North American 



United 
^o computations seems 
in the imports of the 
1 the exports of these 
was mainly caused by 
(from 54.7 per cent to 



ing in this term Central America and the West Indies) were in the 
latest available year $593,615,000, of which $334,448,000, or 56.3 
per cent^ was from the United States; and the total imports of the 
South American countries were $524,203,000, of which $72,555,000, 
or 13.8 per cent, came from the United States. The total exports of 
all North American countries other than the United States were in 
the latest available year $593,881,000, of which $312,582,000, or 
52.6 per cent, went to the United States; the total exports of all 
South American countries were $807,637,000, of which $142,646,000, 
or 17.6 per cent, went to the United States. 

TRADE OP THE UNITED STATES WITH OTHER COUNTRIES OP 
AMERICA. 

The trade of the United States with other American countries 
has been an object of special interest and solicitude to our states- 
men and economists. In spite of the close political and geograph- 
ical proximity to the countries lying south of the United States 
within the same hemisphere, our trade, especially with the coun- 
tries lying south of Mexico and Central America, constitutes a com- 
paratively small fraction of their entire foreign trade . On the north- 
ern continent we have been more successful. To Canada the United 
States furnished, in 1906, 60.6 per cent of her total imports for con- 
sumption, and to Mexico nearly 65.9 percent. These are the only 
large countries which take more than half of their imports from the 
United States. As we proceed farther south, the share of the com- 
merce of the United States gradually diminishes. Thus, to the 
Central American States we supplied 49 per cent of their total 
imports, although individually five of the seven Central American 
States get from one-half to two-thirds of their imports from the 
United States; to Colombia, a little farther removed, but equally 
accessible by water, we sent 44 per cent of her imports; to Ven- 
ezuela, similarly situated, we sent 30 per cent, and to the British 
West Indies 32 per cent. We furnished 30 per cent of the total im- 
ports of British Guiana, 21 per cent of those of Dutch Guiana, and 
less than 9 per cent of those of French Guiana. All the South 
American countries thus far mentioned either border on the Carib- 
bean Sea or lie very near it, and the United States controls a con- 
siderable portion of their foreign trade; but the combined com- 
merce of all these countries represents a very small portion of the 
entire South American commerce. Of the total imports of all 
South America, only 6 per cent is taken by the countries border- 
ing on the Caribbean Sea or lying very near it, as do the Guianas 
and Venezuela. > 

Taking up the South American countries lying still farther 
south, we find our share in their trade to be very much smaller, as 
follows: To Brazil we furnished a little oVer 11 per cent of her 
total imports, valued at over $161,000,000 in 1906; to Uruguay and 
Paraguay, 9 per cent of their imports, worth $25,500,000 in 1904; 
to Argentina 14 per cent of a total valued at $198,000,000 in 1905. 
Our position is no better on the west coast. We furnished 10 per 
cent of the total imports into Chile ($69,000,000), 8 per cent of the 
imports into Bolivia ($8,900,000), 16 per cent of the imports into 
Peru ($21,100,000), but 29 per cent of the imports into Ecuador 
($7,700,000), which of all countries of western South America lies 
nearest to the United States. The relative insignificance of our 
trade with South America is best brought out by a comparison 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



between our exports to South America and our total exports. Thus, 
in 1870, our exports to South America were over 4 per cent of our 
total exports of merchandise; in 1880 less than 3 per cent; in 1890 
less than 5 per cent, and in 1900 less than 3 per cent. Since then 
some improvement has been noticeable, the proportion in 1907 
being nearly 4.5 per cent. 



SOME OF THE 



OP SMALL TRADE WITH SOUTH AMERICA. 



This situation may be partly explained by the fact that South 
America has not offered as convenient a market for our products 
as the other parts of the world, particularly Europe. Its popu- 
lation amounts at present to less than 45 millions, and it pro- 
duces immense quantities of agricultural products, which have 
hitherto constituted the principal items in our own export trade. 
It is therefore not surprising that the southern continent has not 
offered as profitable an outlet for the surplus products of our farms 
and mines as the coimtries lying to the east of us in the Northern 
Hemisphere. 

A study of the geographical relations of South America to the 
United States and Europe seems to offer additional explanation 
of our comparative failure in the southern continent. The com- 
merce of the world reaching Brazil (south of the Amazon), Uruguay, 
Paraguay, and Argentina, on the Atlantic coast; and Chile, Peru, 
Ecuador, and the interior State of Bolivia, on the west, must reach 
them by water, and their sales to other parts of the world must also 
go by water. In this respect, however, the markets of Europe are 
practically as near to all of South America fronting on the Atlantic 
and Pacific as are those of the United States. This may seem a 
startling statement to the casual observer, but an examination of 
the map and of the distances actually traveled by the great steam- 
ships following the usual course of commerce between the countries 
in question will bear it out. The easternmost point of South America 
extends 2,600 miles farther east than New York, and the sailing 
distance from that point to New York is actually greater than that 
to the cities of southern Europe, and but slightly less than to the 
principal commercial cities of England and Germany, our greatest 
commercial rivals. This fact of itself would place the United 
States upon practically an equal footing with Europe in the matter 
of proximity alone; but when it is considered that nearly all of the 
steamship lines entering the ports of South America are controlled 
by European capital and European interests, it is not surprising 
that a large share of the commerce of those countries is diverted 
to Europe. Naturally a considerable share of their exports goes 
direct to Europe, and to that extent it would be quite reasonable to 
expect that their purchases would be from that part of the world. 

Since the exports from the United States to Europe greatly ex- 
ceed the imports from Europe into the United States, it becomes 
practicable for the vessels bringing rubber, coffee, hides, and wool 
from South America to the United States to load at our ports with 
grain or provisions for Europe, and there load again with goods for 
the South American markets, thus describing a triangle, of which 
the line from New York to British ports forms the base and the ports 
of Brazil and Argentina the apex. That this should occur under 
ordinary conditions would not be surprising, and that it should 
occur with lines of steamships controlled almost exclusively by 
European capital in the interests of European trade is to be ex- 
pected. In addition to this, many other difficulties lie in the way 
of the proper development of trade between the United States and 
South America — banking and business facilities for direct communi- 
cation with the United States are lacking; a close study of the trade 
methods and requirements of the South American countries has 
scarcely been made by the American merchants, and very few 
efforts are made to solicit trade in the language of the country 
where business is sought. Thus most valuable aids in stimulating 
commercial intercourse, and especially increasing our sales to 



the countries in question, are sadly lacking. That more fre- 
quent and direct steamship communication is an important factor 
in developing commerce with countries which can be reached only 
by steamship lines is evidenced by the more rapid growth of our 
exports to the countries fronting upon the Caribbean Sea, with 
which fairly satisfactory steamship connections now exist. This 
suggests the advantages which may be expected to accrue to our 
trade with at least the western coast of South America when an 
Isthmian Canal shall afford Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Chile as 
direct communication with ports of the United States as countries 
fronting upon the Caribbean now possess. With a steamship route to 
western South America by way of the Isthmus, the completion of 
the trans- Andean road connecting western South America at Val- 
paraiso with eastern South America at Buenos Aires and Monte- 
video, and increased steamship facilities between our ports and 
those of both coasts of South America, the manufacturers and 
producers of the United States may reasonably expect to increase 
their sales in those markets. At present their exports to those 
markets are but little more than one-half as large as their imports 
from them. 

Table 1. — Total Imports into all American Countries and 
Share thereof Imported from the United States in the 
Latest Available Year. 

[Imports for consvunption and merchandise only, unless otherwise stated.] 



COUNTRIES. 


Year 
ended— 


Imports. 


Imports from 
United States. 




Dec, 1905 
.do 


Dollars. 
197,974,000 
8,931,000 
161,587,000 
290,361,000 

7,278,000 
6,844,000 
2,512,000 
1,877,000 
3,447,000 
759,000 
4,346,000 
68,839,000 
11,083,000 
98,020,000 
8,279,000 
283,000 

7,709,000 
2,635,000 
2,257,000 
3,871,000 
109,884,000 
1,013,000 

10, 414, 000 
3,566,000 

21,068.000 
4,281,000 

21.938,000 
8,676,000 

1,502,000 
137,000 
9,450,000 
1,804.000 
361.000 
5,083,000 
1,155,000 
1,964,000 
16,077,000 
2,644,000 
1,793,000 
1.286.000 

2,559,000 
2,893,000 


Dollars. 

27,908,000 

754,000 

18,518,000 

175,862,000 

3,964,000 
3,068,000 
1,584,000 

957,000 
1,907,000 

522,000 
1,355,000 
6,887,000 
4,936,000 
47,602,000 
2,266,000 


Per ct. 


Bofv'ia"'' 


8.4 




Dec, 1906 
June, 1906 

Dec, 1906 
Dec, 1905 
July, 1905 
Dec, 1905 
do ... 


11.4 




60.6 


Central America: 


54.5 




44.8 




63.1 




50.9 




55.3 




Dec, 1904 

Dec, 1905 

do. ... 


68.7 






Chile 


10.0 




Dec, 1898 
Dec, 1906 
Dec, 1906 


44.5 




48.6 




28.9 






Guianas: 


Mar., 1906 
Dec, 1905 
Dec, 1904 
Sept., 1906 
June, 1906 
Dec, 1906 
June, 1906 
Dec, 1904 
Dec, 1905 
Dec, 1096 
Dec, 1904 
June, 1906 

Dec, 1905 
do 


2,290,000 

550,000 

201,000 

2,747,000 

72,509,000 

128,000 

3,609,000 

125,000 

3,433,000 

2,503,000 

2,121,000 

2,622,000 

1,069,000 

91,000 

3,678,000 

624.000 

74,000 

1,639,000 

338,000 

743,000 

3,168,000 

1,289,000 

6 701,000 

6 810,000 

880,000 
1,027,000 


29.7 




20.9 








70.9 


Mexico a 


65.9 




12.6 




34.7 




3.5 




16.2 




58.5 




9.7 


Venezuela 


30.2 


West Indies: 
British- 


71.2 


Turks and Caicos 


66.4 




Mar., 1906 

Mar., 1905 

.do. 


38.9 




34.6 


St Vincent 


20.5 




Dec, 1905 


32.2 










37.8 


Trinidad and Tobago 


Mar., 1906 
Dec, 1905 
June, 1905 
Dec, 1905 

Dec, 1904 


19.7 
48.8 




39.1 




62.9 


French- 


34.4 




35.5 








Total North America, except 


524|825!000 


334,448,000 
72,611,000 


56.3 






13.8 




■Jime,"i967' 




Total America, except U. S. 


1,118,440,000 
1,144.421,000 


407,059,000 


36.4 










2,262,239,000 















a Includes gold and silver. i> Exports thereto from United States. 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Table 2. — Total Exports from all American Countries and 
Share Thereof Exported to the United States in the 
Latest Available Year. 



COUNTRIES. 


Year 
ended— 


Exports. 


Exports to United 
States. 




Dec, 1905 
..do 


Dollars. 
311,544,000 

12,995,000 
258,214,000 
256,587,000 

8,803,000 
8,238,000 
2,880,000 
1,835,000 
3,389,000 
1,086,000 
5,640,000 
96,800,000 
18,487,000 
103,914,000 
10,689,000 
815,000 

9,324,000 
1,781,000 
2,022,000 

6 5,000,000 

135,027,000 

1,218,000 

12,086,000 
3,179,000 

28,018,000 
6,544,000 

39,793,000 

15,630,000 

1,085,000 

116,000 

8,969,000 

837,000 

253,000 

4,554,000 

1,382,000 

1,984,000 

15,420,000 

771,000 

<2 1,000, 000 

386,000 

2,436,000 
2,441,000 


Dollars. 
15,167,000 
27,000 
90,651,000 
97,807,000 

4,172,000 
2,875,000 
2,512,000 
956,000 
1,692,000 
1,049,000 
1,225,000 

15,624,000 
6,837,000 

88,175,000 
3,302,000 


Per ct. 
4.9 




.2 




Dec, 1906 
June, 1906 

Dec, 1906 
Dec, 1905 
July, 1906 
Dec, 1905 

Dec., 1904' 
Dec, 1905 


35.1 




38.1 


Central America: 


47.4 




34.9 




87.2 




52.1 


Nicaragua 

Panama 


49.9 
96.6 




21.8 




16.1 




Dec, 1898 
Dec, 1906 
Dec, 1906 


37.0 




84.8 




27.3 






Guianas: 


Mar., 1906 
Dec, 1905 
Dec, 1904 
Dec, 1905 
June, 1906 
Dec, 1906 
June, 1906 
Dec, 1904 
Dec, 1905 
Dec, 1906 
Dec, 1904 
June, 1906 

Dec, 1905 
do 


1,593,000 

693,000 

21,000 

c 1,171, 000 

92,633,000 


17.1 








1.0 


Haiti 


23.4 












1,279,000 


10.6 








2,566,000 
3,749,000 
2,137,000 
4,862,000 

774,000 

89,000 

5,148,000 

7,000 

9,000 

1,292,000 

287,000 

196,000 

4,142,000 

707,000 

c 393, 000 

c 232, 000 

10,000 
1,000 


9.2 




57.3 




5.4 






West Indies: 
Britisb— 






76.7 




Mar., 1906 
Mar., 1905 








St. Vincent 


3.6 




Dec, 1905 

do 

do 


28 4 


Grenada 

Leeward Islands 


20.8 
9.9 


Trinidad and Tobago. 


Mar., 1906 
Dec, 1905 
June, 1904 
June, 1905 

Dec, 1904 


26.9 


DanishJ 


39.3 


Dutch 

French- 


60.1 












Total North America, except 


593,881,000 
809,291,000 


312,582,000 
143,480,000 












■Ju-ne,-1907- 




Total America, except U.S. 


1,403,172,000 
1,880,851,000 


456,062,000 


32.5 










3,284,023,000 















a Including gold and silver. 

6 Estimate, based upon value of exports into United States, United Kingdor 
France, and Germany from Haiti. 

c Imports into United States. 

d Estimated. Exports of St. Croix, 8483,671; exports of St. Thomas nc 
stated, but probably equal to those of St. Croix. 



The value of merchandise imported into the countries lying south 
of the United States is about 815 million dollars, according to the 
latest data. Of this about 230 millions is supplied by the United 
States, 160 millions by the United Kingdom, 75 millions by Ger- 
many, 50 millions by France, 33 millions by Italy, and 27 millions 
by Spain, the remainder being largely commerce between countries 
composing the group. Thus, about 575 millions of the 815 million 
dollars ' worth of merchandise imported by all America south of the 
United States is drawn from the United States, the United Kingdom, 
Germany, France, Italy, and Spain, and a larger share from the 
United States than from any other country. Of the 815 million dollars ' 
worth of merchandise imported into the countries south of the United 
States about 500 million dollare' worth, or approximately two-thirds 
of the total, consists of manufactures,which include cotton manufac- 
tures valued at over 100 million dollars; iron and steel manufactures, 
including machinery, nearly 100 millions; wood and manufactures 
thereof, 25 millions; manufactures of wool, a little more than 20 mil- 
lions; leather and manufactures thereof, 15 millions; and agricul- 
tural implements, over 7 millions. Of cotton goods, the largest 



single group, the United Kingdom supplied, in 1904, 56 million 
dollars' worth, the United States 16 millions, Germany 12 millions, 
Italy nearly 9 millions, France 5^ millions, and Spain 4 millions. 
Thus, the United States, although the largest cotton producer of the 
world, supplied but about one-sixth of the cotton goods imported 
into the countries in question, and the United Kingdom consider- 
ably more than one-half. The share supplied by the United States 
is, however, something of an improvement upon the situation ten 
years earlier, when this country supplied only about one-ninth of 
the 75 million dollars' worth of goods then imported into the 
countries in question, while the United Kingdom at that time 
supplied nearly two-thirds of the total. 

A comparison of the figures of cotton goods exported from the vari- 
ous cotton-manufacturing countries to the countries south of the 
United States in 1904 with those of 1894 shows that the exports of 
cotton goods from the United States to these countries grew from 8^ 
million dollars to a little over 16 millions, those of the United King- 
dom from 46^ millions to 56 millions, those of Germany from about 7 
millions to about 12J millions, those of Italy from a little less than 2 
millions to nearly 9 millions, those of France from a little less than 5 
millions to a little less than 6 millions, while those of Spain fell from 
6J millions to 4 millions. 

In iron and steel manufactures the United States is doing better in 
the countries under consideration than in cotton manufactures. Of 
the practically 100 million dollars ' worth of iron and steel manufac- 
tures exported to those countries in 1904, 36 millions, or more than 
one-third, was fi-om the United States, 32 millions from the United 
Kingdom, about 18 millions from Germany, and 2J millions from 
France. 

Of the wood manufactures, valued at 25 million dollars, exported 
to the countries in question the United States supplied about 16 mil- 
lions and Italy 6| millions. Of the wool manufactures, amounting 
to about 21 millions, llj millions were from the United Kingdom, 5^ 
millions from Germany, 3 millions from France, and but half a mil- 
lion from the United States. Of the 71 million dollars ' worth of agri- 
cultural implements 6j millions were from the United States. Coal 
imports into the countries in question amounted to about 20 million 
dollars in value, and of this 13 millions was from the United King- 
dom and 5^ millions from the United States. 



exports prom 



I OF THE united STATES. 



The total exports from this territory amounted, according to the 
latest available information, to 1,130 million dollars, of which 
about 355 million dollars' worth went to the United States. The 
United Kingdom occupies the second place as a purchaser of Latin- 
American goods, with about 210 million dollars annually; Germany 
and France follow, with about 178 and 108 million dollars, respec- 
tively, while Italy and Spain, coming next in order, receive no more 
than 12 to 14 million dollars' worth of merchandise each. Thus, 
the six countries enumerated absorb about 900 million dollars' 
worth, or two-thirds of the total exports from Latin America, while 
the greater portion of the remaining third probably belongs to the 
trade of the Latin-American countries among themselves. As is 
natural for countries of recent economic development, the bulk of 
the exports consists of a comparatively small number of foodstuffs 
or raw materials. Thus, in 1904, for which year a careful compila- 
tion has been made, the following articles occupy important posi- 
tions in the exports of American countries south of the United 
States: Cereals, 110 million dollars, against 34 million dollars in 
1894; coffee, 140 million dollars, against 154 million dollars a decade 
earlier; sugar, 96 million dollars; rubber and gutta percha, 67 
million dollars; hides and skins, 54 million dollars; wool, 84 million 
dollars; copper ore and metal, 30 million dollars, and cocoa, 24 
million dollars. These figures include the exports from Latin 
America only to the six countries above mentioned. The eight 
groups of merchandise enumerated thus represented a value of over 
600 million dollars, or about two-thirds of the total exports to those 
countries. 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



In the distribution of these various products considerable differ- 
ence may be found between the United States and the main Euro- 
pean countries as markets for South American goods, this country 
taking nine-tenths of the Latin- American sugar, more than half of the 
coffee, and about one-half of its rubber and its copper ore; while the 
United Kingdom takes two-thirds of its cereals, almost 90 per cent 
of its provisions, and comparatively little of its coffee or its sugar. 
Germany also takes large quantities of the South American cereals, 
over 30 million dollars' worth of South American coffee, about 25 
million dollars' worth of the wool, and 20 million dollars' worth of 
the hides and skins. France again takes almost half of the entire 
exports of Latin-American wool and large quantities of coffee and 
cocoa. Accordingly, the distribution of the main products of Latin- 
American industry may in a general way be indicated thus: Its 
sugar and its copper go mainly to the United States ; its coffee and its 
hides and skins to the United States, Germany, and France; its. 
cereals and provisions mainly to the United Kingdom and to some 
extent to Germany; and its wool to Germany and France. 

These generalizations are obtained from a series of tables on 
page 118, showing the exports by principal articles from the United 
States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain to the 
countries south of the United States in 1894 and in 1904; and from 
a similar statement with reference to imports into the United King- 
dom, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain from the countries south 
of the United States. 

ORDER IN WHICH COUNTRIES ARE ARRANGED IN THIS STUDY. 

American commerce has been considered as a whole in this dis- 
cussion, and in analyzing that commerce it has been found conven- 
ient, though somewhat unusual, to arrange the countries in alpha- 
betical order without reference to the section of the hemisphere in 
which they are located. This will give to those desh-ing to study 
conditions in the various countries opportunity to readily determine 
the relative position of any country in the great group forming all 
America. In this arrangement of countries the British, French, and 
other colonies in the West Indies have been grouped under the gen- 
eral head of "West Indies," those in Guiana under the head of 
"Guianas," and the Central American States and British Honduras 
under the general head of ' ' Central American Republics. ' ' 

Following the text discussion are tables showing the commerce of 
each country. These tables are also arranged alphabetically with 
reference to the countries whose commercial statistics they present. 

Tables 1 and 2, on pages 6 and 7, show the total imports and 
total exports of America by countries and the share of the United 
States in the import and export trade, respectively, of each of the 
countries named. 

ARGENTINA. 
[Area, 1,136,000 square miles; population in 1903 estimated at 5,005,853.] 

The total commerce of Argentina in 1905 was $509,518,000, of 
which $197,974,000 were imports and $311,544,000 exports. Of the 
imports 14.1 per cent was drawn from the United States, and of the 
exports 4.9 per cent was sent to the United States. The official fig- 
ures of the United States with reference to its trade with Argentina 
show that the imports from that country have gi'own from $5,401,697 
in 1890 to $8,114,304 in 1900 and $16,715,325 in 1907, and the exports 
thereto from $8,887,477 in 1890 to $11,558,237 in 1900 and $32,163,336 
in 1907, these being fiscal-year figures in all cases. 

AGRICULTURE. 

Agriculture and stock raising is the chief industry of the country, 
and Argentina's wheat figures are an important factor in the world's 
grain markets. The land under cultivation was, in 1895, 4,892,005 
hectares (over 12,000,000 acres); according to an estimate of the 
Argentina department of agriculture this area had increased to about 
10,000,000 hectares, or double, in 1904; yet that area constituted less 
than one-tenth of the total arable land fit for cultivation, the latter 
being estimated at 104,300,000 hectares (257,700,000 acres). In addi- 
tion, there are over 100,000,000 hectares which can so far be utilized 



only for stock breeding, and more than 90,000,000 hectares under 
forests and on mountains containing immense wealth in lumber and 
minerals. According to the returns of the Argentina department 
of agriculture, the area under cultivation in the agricultural year 
1902-3 was 9,114,616 hectares (22,522,216 acres). The area under 
wheat more than trebled from the year 1891 to 1903, under corn more 
than doubled , and under alfalfa nearly trebled , etc . The production 
of cereals and linseed occupies about thi-ee-fourths of the total area 
under cultivation and is concentrated in the central portion of the 
countiy comprised within the provinces of Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, 
Cordova, Entre Rios, and in the territory of Pampa, which are 
especially favored by climatic conditions and proximity to the At- 
lantic ports. The cultivation of wheat, corn, and linseed is con- 
stantly increasing, the wheat area alone having reached 5,145,399 
hectares (12,714,281 acres) in 1904-5, exceeding the total area 
under cultivation of all crops in Argentina for 1895, which was 
4,892,005 hectares (12,088,144 acres). The linseed area has increased 
to 1,268,556 hectares (3,134,602 acres) and the corn area to 2,106,819 
hectares (5,205,950 acres) in 1903-4. 

The cultivation of cotton, though of very recent origin, gives some 
promise, and the northern territories and provinces of Argentina, 
especially those of El Chaco and Misiones, favored by their subtrop- 
ical situation, bid fair to become important sources of the world's 
cotton supply. At present, however, the production of cotton is 
quite insignificant, having increased from 17 bales in 1902 to 495 bales 
in 1905. In addition to cotton there are also found indigenous tex- 
tile plants known under the names of chaguar, caraguata, and palma 
caranday, which cover enormous areas and furnish valuable fiber. 

There is also considerable production of sugar cane, which is like- 
wise confined to the northern states. It was originally cultivated 
in the province of Tucuman, and gi-adually extended to the prov- 
inces of Santiago, Salta, and Jujuy, and is at present being intro- 
duced also in Chaco, Formosa, and Misiones. It is already begin- 
ning to furnish a surplus for export, which amounted to nearly 50,000 
tons in 1901, when the total production exceeded 165,000 tons. The 
average yield per hectare varies between 25,000 and 35,000 kilos 
(55,000 to 77,000 pounds), occasionally rising to 46,000 kilos, or 
101,000 pounds. 

The production of the main agricultural articles in Argentina dur- 
ing the last decade is shown in the following table: 

Table 3. — Annual Production of Corn, Wheat, Tobacco, 
Flaxseed, and Sugar in Argentina, 1895-1906. « 



VE.KS. 


Corn. 


Wheat. 


Tobacco. 


Flaxseed. 


Sugar.* 




Bushels. 
72,000,000 
80,000,000 
40,000,000 
56,000,000 
66,185,000 
55,612,000 
98,842,000 
84,018,000 
148,948,000 
175; 189! 000 
140,708,000 
194,912,000 


Bushels. 
60,000.000 
41,433,000 
31,600,000 
53,389,000 
104,982,000 
101,655,000 
74,753,000 
56,380,000 
103,759,000 
129,672,000 
150,745,000 
134,931,000 


Pounds. 

28,000,600 
31,000,000 
22,000,000 
31,000,000 
43,000,000 
(0 


Bushels. 

7,500,000 
7, 000, 000 
7,000,000 
8,639,000 
8,865,000 
15,352,000 
14,371,000 
30,076,000 
36,912,000 
29,133,000 
32,509,000 


Tons. 
130,000 
165,000 
110,000 










9i;507 




1901 






130,' 000 
142,895 
128,104 
137,308 
120,000 













a From Yearbooks of the Department of Agriculture. 
b Sugar year beginning June, 
c No data available. 

The following figures show the growth in the exports of the prin- 
cipal agricultural products of Argentina in ten years : 

Table 4. — Exports op Principal Agricultural Products op 
Argentina in 1895, 1900, and 1905. 



AK.C..S. 


1895 


1900 


190.5 


Wheat 

Wheat flour 

Com 

Linseed 

Sugar 


bushels.. 

barrels.. 

bushels.. 

metric tons.. 


37,121,000 
607,000 

30,405,000 
276,000 
185; 000 


70,903,000 
376,000 

28,079,000 
223,000 

33,444,000 


105,391,000 

1,628,000 

87,488,000 

655,000 

4,848,000 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



The forests of Argentina abound in rare and valuable species of 
timber, such as quebracho, jacaranda, lapacho, rosewood, and other 
dye woods. The export of wood products in 1905 were valued at 
nearly 63 million dollars gold, of which the quebracho extract 
furnished §2,343,000 and quebracho logs $4,125,000. 

The stock-breeding industry of Argentina is no less important than 
the cultivation of cereals and other agricultural products. The fol- 
lowing table shows the number of live stock at the time of the taking 
of the last two censuses, and the estimated number in 1901: 

Table 5. — Live Stock in Argentina in 1888, 1895, and 1901. 



k:.os. 


Census of 


Census of 
1895. 


1901 (esti- 
mated) . 


Cattle ■ 


Number. 
21,961,657 
4,234,032 

417, 494 
66,706,097 

393, 758 


Number. 
21,701,526 
4,446,859 
483,369 
74, 379, 562 
652, 766 
2,748,860 


Number. 
30,000,000 




500, 000 


Sheep 






800,000 
3,100,000 







Sheep raising is one of the most important branches of the animal 
industry. The sheep are grown principally for their wool and consti- 
tute a very important factor in the wool supply of the world. In 
1870 the wool product of Argentina amounted to 130 million pounds, 
in 1891 to 310 million pounds, and in 1900 had grown to about 500 
million pounds. The total quantity of wool entering into inter- 
national trade has been computed by the United States Department 
of Agriculture at 1,671 million pounds in 1901, of which Argentina 
furnished 503 million pounds, or 30 per cent. In 1904 the total 
quantity exported from all countries decreased to 1,538 million 
pounds, of which 372 million pounds, or 24 per cent, came from 
Argentina. This, however, was a year of unusually small wool 
exports from Argentina, which thus furnishes from one-fourth to 
one-third of all wool entering the international trade. 

Three-fourths of the wool produced is of white-faced long-wool 
sheep, one-fifth of merino, and about 5 per cent of black-face sheep. 
Sheep are also raised for slaughter, furnishing not only all the mut- 
ton used in the country, but also increasing shipments to foreign 
countries. In 1904, over 195 million pounds of mutton and 215 
million pounds of frozen beef were shipped out of Argentina. 

manufactures. 

The manufacturing industries of Argentina, which gave employ- 
ment to about 168,000 people in 1895, the last census year, and repre- 
sented an investment of nearly 285 million dollars, are chiefly carried 
on for the supply of domestic wants, only the meat-packing indus- 
try furnishing a considerable contribution to the export trade. In 
1903 five large freezing establishments were engaged in shipping 
meats to the United Kingdom ; more meat-packing plants have been 
added since then, and with the completion of the factories in course 
of construction the capacity of the Argentine industry was ex- 
pected to reach 850,000 cattle and 12 million sheep per annum. 
Among the other important industries are flour mills, distilleries, 
sugar refineries, and wine-making establishments, all of which have 
been producing a surplus for the export trade. The total invest- 
ment in manufacturing and the number of persons employed have 
greatly increased since 1895, the date of the census above quoted. 

The direction taken by Argentine industry has been in the line of 
building up those branches of manufacture for which the country is 
excellently equipped with raw materials. This is true of flour mills, 
meat-packing establishments, sugar refineries, breweries, distil- 
leries, etc., all of which not only supply the needs of the country, 
but furnish increasing surplus quantities for export. There are also 
industries with considerable numbers of employees, and representing 
large investments of capital, which are satisfying to an increasing 
extent the needs of the people for clothing, footwear, furniture, and 
household goods, metallic products, chemicals, etc. Electric light- 
ing and gas plants are also increasing in number and are largely in 



foreign hands. All this has had its effect on the character of the 
export trade. 

Table 6.— Exports from Argentina in 1872, 1895, and 1905, 
BY Classes of Products. 



PRODUCTS OF— 


1872 


1895 


1905 


The animal industry. 


Dollars. 

41,823,100 

94,600 

2,250,400 


P.ct. 

94.8 

.2 

5.0 


Dollars. 
72,018,000 
39,999,000 
3,850,000 


P.ct. 
62.1 
34.5 
3.4 


Dollars. 
136,106,481 
164,222,002 

11,160,823 


P.ct. 
43.7 
52.7 
3.6 


AU other industries.. 




44,139,100 


100.0 


115,867,000. 


100.0 


311,544,307 


100.0 





The above table shows that while the value of animal products 
constituted nearly 95 per cent of the entire export trade of the coun- 
try in 1872, and more than trebled within thirty -three years, it 
amounted to less than two-thirds of the total exports in 1895 
and but 43.7 per cent in 1905. On the other hand, the share of 
agricultural products in the total exports has increased from 
about one-fifth of 1 per cent to more than one-half of the total ex- 
ports, the entire development of Argentine agriculture having been 
accomplished within these three decades. Manufactured products 
furnished only 3J per cent of the total export trade in 1905, as 
against 5 per cent in 1872, but this must not obscure the fact that 
the exports of manufactured articles have increased from 2^ million 
dollars to more than 11 million dollars. 

COMMERCE. 

A comparison of the import and export figures for the period 
1891-1905 shows that while in 1891 the exports exceeded the 
imports by nearly 35 million dollars, in 1905 the exports exceeded 
the imports by more than 113 million dollars. During this period 
the imports trebled, increasing from nearly 65 million dollars to 
198 millions, or over 200 per cent, while the exports increased from 
nearly 100 millions to 312 millions, or 212 per cent. 

The United Kingdom, which enjoys the largest share of the im- 
port trade, sent to Argentina in 1905 merchandise worth 66 million 
dollars, or one-third of the total imports. Next in order of impor- 
tance is Germany, the imports from which in 1905 exceeded 28 
million dollars in value, closely followed by the United States, 
from which Argentina imported commodities worth nearly 28 mil- 
lion dollars. The only other countries of importance in the import 
trade of Argentina are France, with over 20 million dollars, and 
Italy, with 19J million dollars. Until a few years ago the imports 
from the United Kingdom were greater than those from the United 
States, Germany, and France combined. In the last few years, 
however, the relative share of the British trade in Argentina has 
been gradually declining, and those of the United States, Germany, 
and France have been increasing, as shown by the following table: 

Table 7. — Percentages of Total Imports into Argentina 
coming from the United States, Germany, France, and 
the United Kingdom, 1890, 1894, 1898, 1902, and 1905. 



COUN^KS. 


1890 


1894 


1898 


1902 


1905 


United States 


Per ct. 
6.5 
8.6 
14.0 
29.1 
40.6 


Perct. 
10.9 
11.5 
10.9 

35:8 


Perct. 
10.4 

32.' 
36.3 


Perct. 
12.9 
12.8 
9.0 
34.7 
36.0 


Perct. 
14.3 












39.2 











The growth of imports from the principal countries with which 
Argentina is doing business is shown in Table 8. The annual 
average for a five-year period is taken to avoid accidental fluctu- 
ations from year to year. 

This table shows that while the imports from the United States 
have increased over 60 per cent, those from Germany advanced only 
50 per cent, from England 24 per cent, and from France less than 26 



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COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



per cent. From being fourth in the order of importance in the five- 
year period from 1896 to 1900, the United States advanced to the 
third place in the following quinquennial period, leaving Italy 
behind and being next to Great Britain and Germany, yielding 
the second place to the latter only by the very small margin of 
$397,000. 

Table 8. — Average Annual Imports into Argentina, 1896-1900 
AND 1900-1905, BY Principal Countries. 



CCNTKXES. 


1896-1900 


1900-1905 


Increase. 




Dollars. 
11,840,000 
39,080,000 
12,969,000 
10,716,000 

8,450,000 
12,484,000 


Dollars. 
19,091,000 
48,480,000 
19,488,000 
13,562,000 

7,222,000 
15,655,000 


Per cent. 
61.2 




24.1 




50.3 




26.0 




a 14. 5 




25.3 







The principal imports of Argentina are textiles and wearing ap- 
parel, various manufactures of iron and steel, pottery, glass, food 
products, manufactures of wood, beverages, chemicals, minerals 
and oils, paper, and tobacco; in most of these, textiles being a 
notable exception, the United States plays an important part. In 
fact, as shown by Special Agent Hutchinson, of the Department of 
Commerce and Labor, on the basis of annual averages for the five- 
year period, 1899-1903, the United States took first rank in four of the 
important classes of Argentine imports, viz, agricultural machinery 
and implements, sewing machines, cordage and twine, and scientific 
instruments; the United States ranked second in five classes 
of Argentine imports — machinery other than agricultural and 
sewing machines, iron and steel wire, builders' hardware, railway 
and street cars, chemicals and drugs. In five of the important 
classes of imports the United States ranked third or lower. The 
following tables show the relative positions of the principal coun- 
tries from which goods were imported into Argentina: 

Table 9. — Average Annual Imports and Relative Positions 
OF Principal Countries in the Imports of Certain Goods 
into Argentina. 



Iron and steel manufactures. 



United States 

United Kingdom. . 

Germany 

France 



All -machinery (included it 



United States 

United Kingdom. . 

Germany 

France 

Belgium 



United States 

United Kingdom. . 
Germany 

Iron and steel wire ( 



United States 

United Kingdom.. 
Germany 



Builders' hardware, saws and tools, nails, 
screws, rivets, etc., locks and hinges, cutlery, 
etc. (included in iron and steel) . 

United States 

United Kingdom 



Sewing machines (included in all machinery) . 

United States 

United Kingdom 

Germany 



1894-1898 1899-1903 Increase. 



2,528,000 
633,000 
179,000 
73,700 



163, 400 
105,200 
99, 200 



Table 9. — Average Annual Imports and Relative Positions 
OF Principal Countries in the Imports of Certain Goods 
into Argentina — Continued. 



D COUNTRIES. 



Manufactures of W' 



United States . . 
United Kingdon 

Germany 

Belgium 

France 

Italyb 



United States 

United Kingdom.. 
Germany 



Railway carriages and parts. 

United States 

United Kingdom 

Germany 

Belgium 

Chemicals, drugs, medicines, etc. 

United States 

United Kingdom 

Germany 



United States 

United Kingdom 

Germany 

Italy 

Clocks and watches. 

United States 

United Kingdom 

Germany 

France and Switzerland 

Leather and manufactures th 

United States 

United Kingdom , 

Germany 

France 

Italy 



Paper and manufactures thereof. 



United States . . 
United Kingdon 

Germany 

France 



Cotton manufactures. 



United States 

United Kingdom.. 
Germany 

Belgium 

Italy 



9,600 
196,700 
268,400 



30,200 
126,600 
602,600 
245, 100 

85, 100 



X903 Increase. 



400,000 

1,388,000 

18,300 

228,500 



166.9 
350.0 
241.8 



57.5 
13.8 
104.8 



150.6 
37.9 
42.2 

135.7 



b The figures for Italy include straw goods, about one-third of the total. 

The merchandise covered in the above table includes 90 per cent 
of the imports of Argentina from the United States and 60 per cent 
of the total imports of Argentina from foreign countries. The 
remaining 40 per cent of Argentine purchases from abroad include 
articles of which the United States supplies but little or nothing, 
such as coal, wines, porcelain, and other products. 

As regards exports, the United Kingdom again figures as the most 
important purchaser from Argentina, being credited with more than 
43 million dollars' worth of Argentina's exports in 1905. As a 
matter of fact, however, the exports to the United Kingdom are 
really much larger, since a large portion of the cereals shipped from 
Argentina to St. Vincent and Las Palmas "for orders" usually finds 
its way to that country. Thus, according to the estimate of the 
Argentine consul-general at London, the exports from the Republic 
to the United Kingdom in 1903 amounted to about 95 million dol- 
lars, as compared with the official figures which credited that coun- 
try with only 35 millions. Next in order of importance among 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



11 



Argentina's customers, accoramg to the Argentine figures, is France 
with over 36 million dollars in 1905, followed by Germany with 
135,761,000 worth, and Belgium with 20 million dollars' worth. It 
is probable, however, that a very large part of the exports to Bel- 
gium find their way ultimately to Germany, which would in that 
case rank second in order of importance, leaving France behind. 
The United States was credited in 1905 with more than 15 million 
dollars' worth of Argentina's exports, which is the largest figure on 
record in the history of trade relations between the two Republics, 
being more than double the figure of ten years ago. Argentina buys 
more from the United States than it sells to this country. The 
principal exports of Argentina are cereals, linseed, animal products, 
and dyewoods, for which articles the demand is much greater in the 
European countries than in the United States. In the fiscal year 
1906, the most important articles imported into the United States 
from Argentina were as follows: Hides and skins, $7,644,969; wool, 
unmanufactured, $7,427,080; chemicals and drugs, $1,140,718, and 
tanning materials, $1,198,391; these constituting almost 95 per cent 
of the entire imports from Argentina into the United States. The 
course of the export trade in the principal products of Argentina in 
the twelve years ended 1905 will be seen from the following figures : 
Table 10.- 



AKX.CX,.S. 


1894 


1905 


Live stock. 
Cattle 


Dollars. 

4,381,000 
433,000 
567,000 

27,396,000 

4,743,000 

3,428,000 

6 799 000 

731,000 

278,000 

962,000 

11,000 

1,799,000 

4,404,000 

2,710,000 

6,000 

26,169,000 
1,009,000 
3,457,000 


Dollars. 
4,979,000 
351,000 
1,603,000 

62,062,000 
9,151,000 
8,827,000 






Live-stock products. 
Wool 




Salted ox and cow hides 






155,000 




Horsehair 




Frozen beef ... 


14,751,000 
6,048,000 




Jerked beef 


TaUow 


5,135,000 
2,081,000 

82,877,000 
42,978,000 
25,316,000 

170,000 
5,186,000 

773,000 


Butter. 


Cereal products. 
Wheat 




Linseed 






984,000 
440,000 


Hay 





The annual exports of Argentina have been regularly in excess of 
the imports since 1894. Previous to that the imports usually 
exceeded the exports. This may be explained by the facts (1) that 
the industries of Argentina are to an increasing extent satisfying 
the immediate wants of its people; (2) that its rapidly increas- 
ing population is furnishing a larger and larger sm'plus of agricul- 
tural products in excess of its own immediate needs; (3) that 
in the previous years a considerable part of the large imports 
represented investment of foreign capital in railways and manu- 
facturing enterprises which reached the country in the form of 
steel rails, railway rolling stock, machinery, and other equipment 
required by railways and industrial plants, which were almost 
entirely imported from the countries which fm-nished the capital. 
A great part of the excess of exports represents now the interest 
on the investment which the foreign capitalists are deriving from 
Argentina, as well as the pajonent of interest and principal on the 
public debt held in Europe. 

Detailed statements of the foreign trade of Argentina, both by 
countries and by articles, for a series of years, will be found on pages 
73, 84, and 85, in the statistical appendix. 

TRANSPORTATION. 

Steamships and sailing vessels. — The shipping service of Argentina 
is rapidly developing, following the growth of her foreign trade, and 



a considerable number of vessels carry the Argentine flag. In 1869 
there were 1,698 sailing vessels and steamships flying the Argentine 
flag; in 1895 the number had increased to 2,654. The progress in 
shipbuilding resulting in the building of larger steamers, the ton- 
nage increased even to a larger extent, viz, from 151,177 tons in 1869 
to 368,634 tons in 1895, an increase of 144 per cent. In 1895 there 
were 406 steamers, with a tonnage exceeding 190,000 — more than 
one-half of the total tonnage of the country for that year. More than 
66 per cent of the steamers and 88 per cent of the sailing vessels 
carried the Argentine flag. The growth of the foreign shipping of 
Argentina is shown by the following figures: In 1890, 11,847,424 
tons; 1900, 13,364,884 tons; 1904, 18,648,389 tons. The proportion 
between the oversea trade and the coastwise and river trade will be 
seen from the following figures for 1904: 





STEAM VESSELS. 


SM.XNO VESSELS. 


TOTAL. 


"""" 


Num- 
ber. 


Tons. 


Num- 
ber. 


Tons. 


Num- 
ber. 


Tons. 


Entered in- 
Foreign trade 

Domestic trade.... 

Cleared in- 
Foreign trade 

Domestic trade 


8,251 
11,830 

9,011 
10,937 


8,791,879 
5,826,054 

9,633,656 
4,956,436 


3,113 
12,169 

3,001 
12,175 


623,650 

599,204 
896,372 


11,364 
23,999 

12,012 
23,112 


9,415,529 
6,724,052 

10,232,860 
5,852,808 



a Foreign shipping includes ove _ _ 

from foreign ports. Domestic trade includes coastwise and internal river ship- 
ping. 

The Government is endeavoring further to increase the steamship 
service with European countries by offering advantageous contracts 
to foreign steamship companies which will undertake to furnish 
quick and frequent steamship transportation between Eui'opean 
and Argentine ports at regular intei-vals. 

With the great expansion of the Argentine trade serious difficulties 
are encountered in accommodating vessels which anive in the Ar- 
gentine ports, resulting in great delays in the discharge and unload- 
ing of the vessels. This is especially true during the ' ' rush " seasons, 
such as the time of the arrival of large consignments of agricultural 
machinery and implements to be used in harvesting the crops, and 
at the time of the shipments of agricultural products to European 
countries. It is expected that such difficulties may be overcofue 
in the near future, as preparations are going on for the enlargement 
of existing dock and wharf facilities at La Plata, Bahia Blanca, and 
other Argentine ports. 

Railways. — ^Argentina has shown from the beginning of its indus- 
trial development a greater appreciation of and energy in providing 
adequate railway facilities than any other of the Latin-American 
countries. In 1905 it had the largest railway mileage of any country 
in America south of the United States. Most of the railways of 
Argentina are owned by private companies, but a few lines are 
owned and operated by the National Government or by some of 
the provinces. The first railway built in Argentina, in 1854, was 12 
miles long. The first extension of the railway lines was directed 
with a view to connecting Buenos Aires with the other principal ports 
of the country and to opening the rich agricultural and grazing lands 
of the interior. In 1870 there were 454 miles of railway connecting 
Buenos Aires and Rosario on the Parana River and Cordoba in the 
heart of the country. Between 1870 and 1880 the great trunk lines 
were added, leading north to Tucuman and west to Villa Mercedes, 
in the province of San Luis. Dmring the following decade railroad 
building broke all records, the mileage in 1890 reaching 5,860 and 
the entire country being covered by a network of railways radiating 
fi'om the three great industrial centers on the Parana River — Buenos 
Aires, Santa Fe, and Rosario. The railway in that year extended 
as far north as Salta, near the Chilean frontier on the west, reached 
Mendoza at the foot of the Andes, and also near the Chilean boundary 
on the south, and extended to the sea at Bahia Blanca. The mileage 



12 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



was nearly doubled again in the succeeding decade, aggregating 10,595 
miles in 1900, including a southwest extension to Neuquen and a 
trans-Andean road connecting Mendoza with Punta de las Vacas. 
In 1904 the Argentine railway system had a length of 12,000 miles, 
with 1,529 miles of new lines under construction and contracts 
signed for 4,595 miles of further railroad extension. 



The import tariff aims to protect the few commodities which can 
be produced in Argentina. It divides the imports into eleven 
classes, nine of which have the following duties: 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 
35, 40, 50, and 25 per cent ad valorem. A duty of 25 per cent ad 
valorem is levied on all goods not specially enumerated in the tariff 
and not exempted from duty. The 5 per cent duty is levied on a 
large number of products, including iron and steel wire, jewelry, 
electric appliances, plows, crude sulphur, raw cotton and cotton 
yarn, iron in bars, plates, or ingots, tin plate, wool and flax yarn, 
agricultural machinery, typewriters, motors, and several other 
products; 40 per cent ad valorem is imposed on all kinds of cloth, 
leather goods, iron and steel safes, footwear of all kinds, tanned 
hides and skins, printed matter, furniture, etc.; 50 per cent ad 
valorem is applied to arms and ammunition , harness, vehicles, and 
perfumery. The 10 per cent class includes a large number of prod- 
ucts principally classed under foods, beverages, and tobacco, and 
some miscellaneous products, all of which are subject to specific 
duties. The eleventh class includes articles admitted free of duty, 
among which are animals, coal, iron and steel rails and other equip- 
ment for steam and electric railways, flour, iron and steel scrap 
fruits, books, locomotives, reaping and binding machines, thrashing 
machines worked by steam, machines for sugar refining, for ships, 
butter making, and several other kinds of machinery, as well as 
other products. It should be added that the goods subject to ad 
valorem rates are assigned a certain fixed value in the tariff law, 
thus making the rates virtually specific. These values are usually 
revised once a year, thus resulting in annual changes of many of 
the schedules in the tariff. 



[Area, 729,00i 



BOLIVIA. 

ailes; population in 1904 estimated a 



10.] 



The total commerce of Bolivia in 1905, the latest year for which 
statistics are available, was §21,926,000, of which $8,931,000 were 
imports and $12,995,000 exports. Of the imports, 8.4 per cent was 
drawn from the United States, and of the exports only about §27,000 
worth was sent to the United States. The official figures of the 
United States with reference to its trade with Bolivia show that the 
imports from that country were $30 in 1890, $22 in 1900, and nothing 
in 1905 and 1906, while the exports thereto have grown from §11,002 
in 1890 to $59,223 in 1900, and $146,798 in 1906, these being fiscal- 
year figures in all cases. 

COMMERCE. 

The commerce of Bolivia, while showing some signs of growth 
during the last decade, is still insignificant considering the abundant 
natural resources of the country. The exports averaged §10,782,000 
per annum during the period of 1895-1899 and $12,388,000 during 
1900-1904, showing an increase of 15 per cent. The imports for the 
corresponding periods averaged $5,803,000 and $6,683,000, respec- 
tively, showing an increase of 15 per cent. As compared with these 
figures, the trade for 1905 shows a material increase, especially as 
far as exports are concerned. The distribution of the Bolivian 
export trade can not be determined with any degree of accuracy, 
owing to the fact that over 90 per cent of that trade is carried on by 
way of Chilean and Peruvian ports, especially Antofagasta and 
Mollendo, and the declarations of destination are so imperfect that 
about 60 per cent of the exports for 1905, and even 80 per cent in 
1904, are stated as shipped for "destination unknown." (See Table 
12.) This impairs the value of the data in regard to the remaining 



share of the exports, and all that may be gathered is that the United 
Kingdom, France, and Germany, in Europe, and Argentina, Brazil, 
and Chile, in South America, absorb the greatest share of the exports 
from Bolivia. 

Table 12. — Exports from Bolivia, 1900-1905, by Countries." 



COt^XK^S. 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1908 


1904 


1905 


Europe: 


dollars. 

43 

610 

1,778 

2,774 

81 

1,430 

402 

147 

6 

8,655 


1,000 

dollars. 

44 

508 

227 

2,843 

10 
67 
2,805 
343 
143 

9,240 


1,000 

dollars. 

32 

421 

1,401 

2,081 

71 
60 
910 

130 

11 

5,507 


1,000 
dollars. 

14 
1,001 
2,475 

5 
78 
13 
66 
665 
27 
5,762 


1,000 

dollars. 

167 

24 

1,354 


1,000 
dollars. 


France 


i,68i 

454 

1,183 




United Kingdom.... 
North and South Amer- 
ica: 
United States 




108 
10 
74 
75 

6,752 


148 


Brfzil 




2,799 


Peru 




All other and unknown.. 


6,678 


Total exports 


15,975 


16,234 


10, 712 


10, 157 


8,867 


13,024 



^Compiled from Boletin de la Oficina Nacional de Inmigracidn: Estadtstica 
y Propaganda Geogr^flca, and British Diplomatic and Consular Reports, No. 
3758. Conversions of the boliviano made at rates furnished by the Director of 
the Mint, as follows : 1900, 44.8 cents; 1901, 43.2 cents; 1902, 38.2 cents; 1903, 39.2 
cents; 1904, 41.9 cents; 1905, 44.1 cents. 

The figures of imports, which are of gi-eatest importance for the 
commerce of the United States, are more detailed, as far as the dis- 
tribution by countries is concerned. (See Table 13.) According 
to the official figures for 1905, Germany supplied 17.5 per cent of 
the total imports. Great Britain 16.5 per cent, Peru 11.4 per cent, 
Chile 12.3 per cent, and the United States 8.4 per cent. It is prob- 
able that the figures of the imports from the United States are under- 
estimated, while those for Chile and Peru are overestimated. The 
statistics of imports into Bolivia are presented in such way as to make 
their careful analysis very difficult, the data being given separately 
for each port and by countries, but totals for individual articles 
are not available either by ports or by countries, or for the total 
import trade of Bolivia. With some difficulty the total imports 
of a few most important articles into Bolivia were computed for 
1903, the latest year for which such figures were available, and are 
shown in Table 14. 'Wheat flour, cotton and woolen goods, alcoholic 
liquors, sugar, iron and steel, and dynamite are the most impor- 
tant articles of import into Bolivia. The cotton goods imported 
are largely of the cheaper kinds and come mostly from Germany, 
England, the United States, and Peru. The two adjoining coun- 
tries, Chile and Peru, supply a considerable proportion of the food- 
stuffs imported into Bolivia. The dynamite used in the mineral 
industry comes almost exclusively from Germany. 

Table 13. — Imports into Bolivia, 1900-1905, by Countries. « 



co^.n..s. 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


Belgium 


1,000 

dollars. 

247 

348 

'201 

42 

1,015 

365 
461 
299 
766 
841 


1,000 

doners. 

564 

826 

1,401 

293 

990 

723 
261 
719 

722 


1,000 
dollars. 
350 
420 
961 
HI 
59 
920 

417 

308 

494 
1,071 


1,000 

dollars. 

289 

182 

1,169 

159 

40 

1,078 

424 

330 

421 

1,241 


1,000 

277 

270 

1,651 

94 

553 

578 
1,421 
1,211 


dollars. 


















United Kingdom 

North and South Amer- 

United States 


1,474 
756 


Chile 


1,103 




1,017 
1,548 


All other and unknown. . 


Total imports 


5,978 


7,324 


5,403 


6,371 


8,304 


8,952 



a Compiled from Boletin de la Oficina Nacional de Inmigraci6n: Estadistica 
y Propaganda Geogr^fica, and British Diplomatic and Consular Reports, No. 
3758. Conversions of the boliviano made at rates furnished by the Director ol 
the Mint, as foUows: 1900, 44.8 cents; 1901, 43.2 cents; 1902, 38.2 cents; 1903, 39.2 
cents; 1904, 41.9 cents; 1905, 44.1 cents. 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



13 



.KX,C.ES. 


Value. 


.KT.CES. 


Value. 




Dollars. 
735,753 
168,926 

562,614 
112,934 

145,283 
65,889 
72, 471 

301,317 
127,366 




Dollars. 


Candles 


Textiles: Domestic stuffs.. 


87^028 


Cotton, and manufactures 


58,457 




Wool, and manufactures 
of: Cloth 


Iron and steel, and manu- 


344 038 




2,930,240 




Total merchandise... 
Gold and silver specie: 


Other manufactures . . . 


6,119,724 


Spirits, wines, and malt 
liquors: 


70,760 
180,649 






Total imports 




6,371,1.33 



de at the rate of 39.2cents, as furnished by the 

The general classification of the exports, as given in the official 
reports of Bolivia, is reproduced in Table 15. For the latest two 
years very incomplete data have been gathered from the British 
consular reports. Mineral products are seen to constitute the 
largest part of the exports, and agricultural products the bulk of the 
remainder. In 1900 mineral products equaled 67 per cent of the 
total value of the exports, and in 1905 76 per cent; agricultural 
products constituted in the same years 32 per cent and 20 per cent, 
respectively, leaving for all other articles 1 per cent in 1900 and 4 
per cent in 1905. 

Table 15. — Exports from Bolivia, 1900-1905, by Groups of 
Articles, a 



GROUPS 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


Mineral products 

Products of agriculture. . 

Manufactures 


1,000 

dollars. 

10,630 

5,040 

133 

102 

70 


1,000 

dollars. 

11,602 

4,185 

232 
54 


1,000 

dollars. 

8,436 

2,021 

108 

115 

32 


1,000 

dollars. 

8,496 

1,375 

172 

91 

23 


1,000 
dollars. 
6,637 
1,807 
('') 
423 


1,000 
dollars. 
9,934 
2,612 
(') 






Total 


15,975 


16,234 


10,712 


10, 157 


8,867 


13,024 



a Compiled from Boletin de la Oficina Nacional de Inmigraci<5n: Estadistica 
y Propaganda Geogrdflca 1900-1904, and British Diplomatic and Consular Re- 
ports, No. 3758. 

6 Included in "All other." 

As appears from Table 16, giving the exports for the same years 
in a more detailed classification, tin, silver and copper ore, and 
bismuth constitute the main mineral articles, while the bulk of 
the so-called agricultural products consists of india rubber (98 
per cent of the agricultural exports in 1905), which is a product of 
the forests. 



Table 16.— Exports from Bolivia, 1900-1905, 
Articles." 


BY Principal 


aktxci.es. 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 




1,000 
dollars. 
121 
23 
49 
253 
459 
4 

3 
19 

' 47 
6,134 
3,844 

311 


1,000 
dollars. 
632 
86 
43 
112 
481 

37 
3,954 

6,293 

4,052 

4 

396 


1,000 
dollars. 

(*) 
33 

86 
787 
27 

46 

'\ 
1,876 
31 
4,138 
3,355 

191 


dollars. 
73 
40 
60 
130 
706 
38 

56 

21 
1,167 

2,853 

4,637 

25 

282 


1,000 
dollars. 

43 

676 
20 

1,750 

50 

1,682 

3,851 

457 


1,000 
dollars. 












Gold 




Hides and skins: 


m 

2,562 
41 










Silver ore 


Tin 


5,990 










Total 


15,975 


16,234 


10,712 


10,157 


8,867 


13,024 





a Figures for 1904 and 1905 compiled from British Diplomatic and Consular 
Reports, No. 3758. Conversions of the boliviano made at the follovfing rates, 
as furnished by the Director of the Mint: 1900, 44.8 cents; 1901, 43.2 cents: 1902, 
38.2 cents; 1903, 39.2 cents; 1904, 41.9 cents; 1905, 44.1 cents. 



BRAZIL. 

[Area, 3,218,130 square miles; population in 1890, 14,333,915.j 

The total commerce of Brazil in 1906 was $419,801,000, of which 
imports equaled $161,587,000 and exports $258,214,000. Of the 
imports 11.4 per cent was drawn from the United States, and of the 
exports 35.1 per cent was sent to the United States. The official 
figures of the United States with reference to its trade with Brazil 
show that the imports from that country decreased from $59,318,756 
in 1890 to $58,073,457 in 1900, and increased to $97,881,158 in 1907,- 
and the exports thereto decreased from $11,972,214 in 1890 to 
$11,578,119 in 1900 and $10,985,096 in 1905, but rose to $18,697,547 
in 1907, these being fiscal-year figures in all cases. 

Brazil is the largest country in South America; its total area, 
3,218,130 square miles, exceeds by nearly 250,000 miles that of the 
United States excluding Alaska. It lies almost wholly within the 
Tropics. Its greatest length from north to south is about 2,660 miles 
and from east to west about 2,700 miles. 

The population is variouly estimated to be from 16 to 20 million 
people, of which about 2,700,000 are foreigners, including over 1 
million Italians, three-quarters of a million Portuguese, and about a 
quarter of a million Germans. The latest satisfactory census was 
that of 1890, which showed 14,333,915 people, of which 6,302,000 
were whites, 4,638,000 mestizos or half castes, 2,097,000 negroes, and 
1,296,000 Indians. 

The country may be divided, roughly speaking, into three large 
regions — northern Brazil, central Brazil, and southern Brazil. 

Northern Brazil, the first section, comprises the region along the 
Amazon and its tributaries, including the States of Amazonas, Para, 
Maranhao, Piauhy, and part of the States of Matto Grosso and Goyaz. 
It consists mostly of low lands covered with dense forests, has a 
tropical climate marked by excessive heat and rainfall, and is but 
sparsely populated, having not much over 2 million people upon an 
area of 2,290,000 square miles, or less than 1 person to the square 
mile. Owing to these conditions there is not much industrial 
activity, work being largely confined to the utilization of the 
■immense forests, especially the extraction of rubber. Agriculture 
is developed but slightly, as is the raising of stock, which is carried 
on mainly to produce hides. Northern Brazil produces about 96 
per cent of the rubber exported from the coimtry and 99 per cent 
of the Brazil nuts, but only 20 per cent of the cocoa, 10 per cent of 
the cotton, 16 per cent of the dry hides, and 7 per cent of the salt 
hides which go to make up the export trade of Brazil. 

Central Brazil, the second section, is smaller in area, but much 
more populous and more important from an industrial point of view. 
It has, according to the census of 1890, a population of about 5J 
millions, and an area of 342,000 square miles, making an average of 
about 16 persons per square mile. It includes the following States: 
Ceard, Rio Grande do Norte, Parahyba, Pemambuco, Alagoas, 
Sergipe, and Bahia, all bordering on the Atlantic. Although it is 
within the Tropics, the average temperature is not so high as in 
northern Brazil, owing to the high plateau and the mountains which 
cross a great part of this territory. For the same reason there is less 
moisture in the air and in the ground, making the latter more readily 
available for cultivation. Agriculture, therefore, is thriving to a 
greater extent than in the north, yielding some of the most valuable 
products of Brazil. This section furnishes 96 per cent of the tobacco 
exports, 97 per cent of the goat and sheep skins, 84 per cent of the 
cotton, 77 per cent of the cocoa, practically all the sugar, and 70 per 
cent of the diamonds exported from Brazil. 

The third or southern section is the most important part of the 
country, having the largest population, nearly 9 million people 
according to the census of 1890, distributed over an area of 584,000 
square miles, and comprising the States of Espirito Santo, Rio de 
Janeiro, Minas Geraes, Sao Paulo, Parand, Santa Catharina, Rio 
Grande do Sul, and the Federal capital. The great plateau which 
traverses it from the north to the south parallel to the coast dimin- 
ishes in height as it approaches the south, fimally disappearing when 
it reaches the State of Rio Grande do Sul. This elevation makes 
the climate of the northern States of this section temperate in spite 



14 



COMMEECIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



of their location within the Tropics, while the southern States have 
a temperate climate owing to their location outside of the Tropics. 
The temperate climate and fertile soU, well drained by numerous 
rivers, favor abundant crops in this section, which furnishes practi- 
cally all of the coffee crop of Brazil, amounting to considerably 
more than one-half of the world's supply. In addition to the cul- 
tivation of coffee and yerba mate, there is also considerable stock 
breeding, both for slaughter and for the hides. Mining is also 
carried on to a considerable extent, this section furnishing practi- 
cally all the gold and manganese exported from Brazil. 

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT. 

Brazil is believed to be the richest country in minerals in the 
world. It is estimated that not less than 600 million dollars' worth 
of gold had been taken out of Brazil previous to 1820. At present 
the gold mining industry is insignificant, and is only now beginning 
to be developed, mostly by British companies. In 1900 about 2§ 
million dollars' worth of gold was exported. The country is also 
rich in diamonds, and has large deposits of iron, lead, copper, 
zinc, coal, manganese, and quicksilver. It is estimated that since 
the discovery of diamonds in 1723 fully 100 million dollars' worth 
of them have been exported from Brazil. In 1905 the total exports 
of minerals were valued at nearly 5 million dollars. 

MANUFACTURING. 

Manufacturing industries are in a backward state owing to scarcity 
of labor and capital. In recent times some industries have begun 
to thrive, mostly those for which there is abundant raw material 
in the country. The most important of these is the textile industry, 
especially the spinning and weaving of cotton, which is carried on 
principally in the States of Rio de Janeiro, Minas Geraes, and Sao 
Paulo. Woolen mills are located in the same region, but are not 
so important. The development of the textile industry has re- 
sulted in a considerable reduction of the import trade in cotton 
goods, especially the cheaper varieties. The next important in- 
dustry is that of sugar refining. Another industry to which the 
Brazilian manufacturers are turning their attention is the manu- 
facture of leather goods in all branches, from the working of hides 
to the final leather products. With the growth of the mining in- 
dustry, smelting works, foundries, and various metal products are 
increasing. With the increasing immigration of skilled Europeans 
and the growing investments of European capital there is an in- 
creasing number of industrial establishments which manufacture 
products such as paper, glass, wines, beer, cotton-seed oil, matches, 
sulphuric acid, soap, candles, and other products required for con- 
sumption in the country. 

COMMERCE. 

Owing to the differences' in climate and in the industrial resources 
of the various parts of the vast country, their respective wants differ, 
resulting in a considerable differentiation of the import trade. The 
States in the northern section (which is the nearest to the United 
States and the only part of Brazil which can be reached in less time 
from the United States than from Europe) take more freely of our 
manufactured products than do the States lying at the south, and 
offer an attractive field for American exports of flour, cheap cotton 
goods, hardware, provisions, etc. The southern sections are less 
favorable to the export trade of the United States, being no nearer 
to us than they are to the principal European markets. Owing to 
the growth of domestic industries they offer less opportunity for 
textiles, but on the other hand are developing a market for all kinds 
of iron and steel products, especially machinery, implements, and 
tools, and in all of these lines the United States has a growing 
trade. 

The course of trade of Brazil with foreign countries is indicated 
in the two tables (17 and 20) which follow for the years 1901 to 1906. 
In these tables the countries are arranged in the order of decreasing 
magnitude of their trade in 1906. The United Kingdom is 
found to have undisputed possession of the first place among the 



countries supplying the Brazilian markets. Germany, though 
holding the second place, did not send in 1906 much more than 
one-half the quantity which came from the United Kingdom, 
but the imports from Germany are evidently growing much 
more rapidly, since only five years ago Germany contributed less 
than one-third as much as the United Kingdom. Within these 
five years the imports from the United Kingdom have increased 
about 50 per cent and those from Germany about 150 per cent. 
The United States and Argentina are contending for the third 
place, the imports from Argentina exceeding those from the 
United States in 1905, while in the other fom- years beginning 
with 1902 their relative positions were reversed. The fifth and 
sixth places belong to France and Portugal, respectively. In gen- 
eral it may be said that Brazil draws its imports from a wider range 
of countries than many other Latin- American Republics, since the 
six countries mentioned contribute only 80 per cent of the imports, 
and considerable quantities are imported from other European, 
American, and Asiatic coimtries. 



Table 17. — Imports into Brazil, 1901-] 



)6, BY Coi 



COUNTEIES. 



United Kingdom 

Germany 

Argentina 

United States 

France 

Uruguay 

Belgium 

Italy 

India, British 

Austria-Hungary 

Newfoundland 

Sweden and Norway. 
Switzerland 

Canada 

Netherlands 

Denmark 

Other countries 

Total 



1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1,000 


1,000 


1,000 


1,000 
dollars. 


1,000 


dollars. 


dollars. 


dollars. 


dollars. 


"30,180 




33,289 


34,897 


38,493 


9,094 


12,924 


14,472 


15,945 


19,303 


12,902 


10,114 


10,516 


12,941 


17,041 


11,991 


13.840 


13,259 


14,001 


14,961 


7,736 


9,923 


10,350 


11,244 


13,040 


6,240 


7,828 




9,212 


10,599 


6,273 


5,971 


6,354 


6,160 




2,221 


2,685 


3,434 


4,076 


5,274 




4,139 


4,374 


4,573 


4,824 


(C) 


d 7,025 


3,108 


2,797 


2,617 


1,765 


2,085 


2,140 


2,450 




(') 


{'>) 


1,553 


1,530 


2,113 


1,153 






1,330 


1,845 


675 


880 


965 


989 


1,125 


698 


892 


1,006 


1,031 


1,041 


(i-) 


C-) 


773 


643 


758 


581 


644 


751 


534 


633 


{'=) 


348 


322 




327 




643 


1,014 


1,114 


1,120 


96,175 


112,983 


117,489 


125,776 


144,775 



23,715 
17,076 
IS, 518 
14,878 



IMPORTS INTO BRAZIL. 

The nature of the imports into Brazil for the five years 1901 to 
1905 is shown at some length in Table 18. Food products and bever- 
ages seem to constitute the most important and rapidly growing 
share of this import trade. Thus within this short period the 
amount of wheat imported has almost doubled and its value in- 
creased from $3,787,000 in 1901 to $6,811,000 in 1905, while the 
imports of flour have remained stationary. They amounted in 1905 
to 1,580,000 barrels, worth $7,969,000. The rapid growth in the 
imports of wheat without a corresponding growth in the imports of 
flour indicates the rapid development of the milling industry in 
Brazil, due to the high protection accorded to the domestic product. 
Of other cereals imported, the most important is rice, though the 
imports of this article have declined from 223 million pounds, worth 
$4,444,000 in 1902, to 129 million pounds, worth $2,846,000, in 
1905. The imports of meat products are very large, exceeding 
9 million dollars in 1905. These consist mainly of the very cheap 
article known as jerked beef, which amounted to 115 million pounds, 
worth $8,325,000. Finally, the imports of wines grew very rapidly 
from $5,311,000 in 1901 to $6,755,000 in 1902, $7,430,000 in 1903, 
$7,982,000 in 1904, and $8,678,000 in 1905, having increased almost 
64 per cent within four years. The imports of codfish also increased 
within the same period from $2,865,000 to $3,847,000. 

Another very important class of imports is represented by textiles. 
The imports of cotton and cotton manufactures alone increased 
from 9 million dollars in 1901 to 19 million dollars in 1905, consisting 
of large quantities of bleached, printed, and dyed cloths, and wearing 
apparel, while the imports of unbleached cloths were very small. 



COMMEKCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



15 



The figures quoted indicate a very rapidly growing market for cotton 
goods in Brazil. On the other hand, the imports of cotton yarn 
and thread actually decreased from 9,200,000 pounds in 1903 to 
6,200,000 pounds in 1904 and 4,800,000 pounds in 1905, being in the 
latter year very little greater than they had been in 1901, so that the 
competition of the domestic product with the imported goods does not 
seem to be very strong. The imports of woolen goods are not so 
great, but show an equally rapid growth, the imports of cloths alone 
representing in 1901 a value of $1,286,000 and in 1905 $2,333,000. 

An entirely different aspect of the economic life of Brazil is indi- 
cated by the data of imports of raw materials, mainly coal, mineral 
oil, and iron. While the value of the coal imported in 1905 was 
a little less than in 1901, $6,353,000 as against $6,414,000, the 
actual quantity of coal imported increased from 793,000 tons to 

Table 18. — Imports (Including Bullion and Specie) into 
Brazil, 1901-1905, by Articles. 



Cattle 

borses and mules.. 



■\1,000 dolls 



Sheep and goats jj ^55 -^-jj- ; ; 

Ail other animals 1,000 dolls.. 

Anns and ammunition 1,000 dolls. . 

Books, maps, engravings, etc. : 

Books and maps of all kinds 
1,000 dolls.. 

Engravings and photographs 



Wheat 

Wheat flour. . . 



Other printed matter. .1,000 dolls. 
Breadstuff s: 

f 1,000 bush. 
[1,000 dolls. 
(1,000 bbls. 
[1,000 dolls. 

Bread and biscuits 1,000 dolls. 

AU other 1,000 dolls. 

Cars, carriages, and other vehicles, and 
parts of: 

Railroad cars 1,000 dolls. 

Another 1,000 dolls. 

« J. f met. tons. . 

Ce™ent U.OOOdoUs. 

Chemicals, drugs, dyes, and medicines: 

Acids 1,000 doUs. , 

Potash 1,000 doUs . . 

Sulphur 1,000 dolls. , 

Mtaeral waters 1,000 dolls . . 

AU other chemicals, drugs, and 
medicines 1,000 dolls. . 

Dyes 1,000 dolls . . 

Clocks and watches 1 ,000 dolls . , 

Coal and coke: 

p.„, /met. tons., 

^°^ U.OOOdoUs.. 

Coke 1,000 dolls. . 

Patent fuel 1,000 dolls.. 

Copper, and manufactures of: 

Cast and molded 1,000 dolls. . 

Wire 1,000 dolls. . 

Manufactures of 1,000 doUs. . 

Cork, and manufactures of: Cork stop- 
pers 1,000 dolls. , 

Cotton, and manufactures of: 

Cotton raw fl.OOO lbs.... 

Lotton, raw 1l,000 dolls.. 

Yam and thread {{ig^U^li^-' 

Cloth- 
Bleached 1,000 doUs. . 

Unbleached 1,000 dolls. . 

Printed 1,000 doUs. , 

Dyed 1,000 doUs.. 

Unenumerated 1,000 dolls. . 

Wearing apparel 1,000 dolls. . 

All other manufactures of 

1,000 doUs., 

Earthen, stone, and china ware: 

Earthen and china ware 1,000 dolls. . 

AU other 1,000 doUs. , 

Fibers, and manufactures of: 

Jute and hemp yarn. ...1,000 dolls. , 

Fibers, cloth 1,000 doUs. , 

All other mailtif actures of 

1,000 dolls. 

Fish: 

Pndfi^h /I'OOO lbs . . 

^^^"^'^ il,000 dolls.. 

Canned 1,000 dolls. . 

Fruits, nuts, and vegetables: 

Fresh 1,000 dolls . 

Dry 1,000 dolls. , 

Canned 1,000 dolls. 

Furs 1,000 doUs . 

Glass and glassware 1,000 doUs. . 

Grease andtaUow 1,000 dolls. , 



1901 1902 190S 1904 1905 



3,290 

1,097 
1,001 



Table 18. — Imports (Including Bullion and Specie) into 
Brazil, 1901-1905, by Articles — Continued. 



1901 1902 1903 1904 



Hay 1,000 dolls. . 

India rubber, and manufactures of: 

Manufactures of 1,000 dolls. 

Iron and steel, and manufactures of: 
Iron in bars, rods, and /] 



tl,000 d( 



Steel in bars, rods, and]] _ 

sheets \l,000dolls. . 

Wire of iron and steel ..1,000 doUs. . 

Rails 1,000 dolls. . 

Tinplates, and manufactures of 
1,000 dolls.. 



and manufactures of 

1,000 dolls.. 

Machinery, parts of, including tools 

1,000 dolls.. 

Jewelry 1,000 dolls. . 

Lead, and manufactures of: Pig, ingot, 

and sheet 1,000 dolls. . 

Leather, and manufactures of: 

TPfithPr ?l,0001bs.... 

^^^^i^^^ {I'fiOO dolls. . 

Boots and shoes 1,000 doUs. . 

AU other, and manufactures of 

1,000 dolls.. 

Malt 1,000 doUs . . 

Naval stores 1,000 dolls.. 

Oils: 

Mineral— Kerosene 1,000 dolls. . 

Other lubricating oil . . . 1,000 doUs. . 

Olive oil 1,000 doUs. . 

Paper, and manufactures of: 

Printing paper 1,000 dolls. . 

Writing paper 1,000 dolls. . 

AU other, and manufactures of 

1,000 dolls.. 

Perfumery 1,000 dolls. . 



fl,0001bs.. 



Beef, jerked.. 

Lard {t'^^^^'Jfiis- 

All other meats, including canned 



10 dolls. . 



Dairy products: 

Butter f 1,000 lbs.... 

"""" tl,000 dolls. . 

Cheese 1,000 dolls.. 

Milk caimed 1,000 dolls. . 

Rice 



Salt.. 



•U,000 dolls.. 



Silk, and manufactures of: 

Ribbons 1,000 doUs 

AU other 1,000 doUs. . 

Spices 1,000 doUs. . 

Spirits, wines, and malt Uquors: 

Beer 1,000 doUs. . 

Alcoholic liquors 1,000 doUs. . 

AU other wines and liquors 



'^®* {1,000 dolis;; 

Tin, and manufactures of. . 1,000 dolls. . 
Tobacco, and manufactures of 



, doUs. . 

pot'^t"^^ tedoiis:: 

w'^ood, and manufactures of: 

Pine 1,000 doUs. . 

Furniture 1,000 doUs.. 

Manufactures of wood .1,000 doUs. . 

Cane, wicker, and basket ware 

1,000 dolls.. 

Wool, and manufactures of: 



Raw.. 
Yam.. 
Cloths.. 



U,000 doUs. . 
ll,0TO'doUs;; 



Wearing apparel 1,000 dc 

All other manufactures of; Waste 
1,000 dolls.. 

Zinc, and manufactures of .1,000 doUs. . 

AU other articles 1,000 dolls. . 

Total merchandise.. .1,000 doUs. . 

Gold and sUver: Specie and foreign 

bank notes 1,000 doUs. . 

Total imports 1,000 doUs. . 



[ 105,141 1 
5, 610 
221 
7,122 



.278,043 2 

489 
. 197,707 2 



) 259,550 

) 514 

i 212,704 

i 369 

I 804,824 



i 412,185 
3 156 
? 815,102 



» 125,776 
3,907 



a Motors and locomobiles. 

b Includes nitrate ol soda. 

c Includes hides and skins not specified, and boots and shoes. 

d Wines only. 



16 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



1,055,000 tons. The imports of iron show an increase even more 
remarkable. In 1901 they amounted to §9,765,000 and in 1905 
to $21,181,000; that is, in four years the increase was over 117 
per cent. The imports of machinery increased from $5,197,000 
to .$8,889,000; of rails, from a little over a million to $2,650,000; steel 
wire, from half a million to over a million dollars; and various iron 
manufactures from less than 2 million dollars to nearly 6 million 
dollars. This rapid growth in the coal, iron, and steel imports must 
be looked upon as a fair measure of the beginning of the industrial 
development of this large South American Republic. 

As no official statistics of foreign trade were compiled in Brazil 
before 1901, figures of its imports and exports previous to that year 
had to be compiled from the returns of countries exporting to and 
importing from Brazil, and these are given on page 115, in the 
statistical appendix. These data indicate that the increase of im- 
ports into Brazil within the last five-year period, shown in Tables 
18 and 19, represents a rapid recovery from the marked depression 
of imports during the end of the last and the beginning of the 
current century. 

The exports from the United States to Brazil in 1906, though 
3.5 million dollars greater than during the preceding year, were 
smaller than those in 1895, when the decline of trade began. The 
exports from the United Kingdom to Brazil in 1891 were nearly 
42 million dollars, and then gradually declined to 34 million dollars 
in 1896, and 27 million dollars in 1899, reaching the bottom figure 
of less than 22 million dollars in 1901, after which a rapid recovery 
brought the figure back to 39 million dollars in 1906. 

During the same period the exports from France to Brazil fell 
still lower, from 23.4 million dollars in 1891 to 8 million dollars in 
1902 and 12 million dollars in 1905. 

A computation of average annual exports to Brazil from the ten 
countries with which Brazil mainly trades, and imports into those 
countries from Brazil, is made in Table 19. An addition of the 
data for these ten countries combined gives substantially the total 
foreign trade of Brazil. Notwithstanding the increased trade of 
the most recent years, the average annual exports from the ten 
countries to Brazil (which represent the bulk of the imports into 
Brazil) for the period 1901 to 1905 were about 5 per cent smaller 
than during 1896 to 1900, while exports during which period were 
22 per cent smaller than during 1891 to 1895. With the exception 

Table 19. — Annual Average Commerce of Brazil during 
Five-Year Periods, 1891-1905, by Countries. 



co^.n.s. 


1891-1895 


1896-1900 




Increase ( + ) 
or decrease (-) 




1896 to 
1900 


1901 to 
1905 


Exports to Brazil from— 

United Kingdom 

Germany 


Dollars. 
39,284,000 
15,703,000 
13,966,000 
21,909,000 
10,626,000 
7,030,000 
6,129,000 
3,635,000 
1,7.52,000 
762,000 


Dollars. 
30,102,000 
12,369,000 
12,767,000 
17,577,000 
7,656,000 
6,448,000 
6,954,000 
3,450,000 
2,928,000 
865,000 


Dollars. 
28,300,000 
12,603,000 
10,965,000 
9,701,000 
9,666,000 
= 5,413,000 
6 4,968,000 
3,894,000 
3,044,000 
1,308,000 


Per ct. 

- 23.4 

- 21.2 

- 19:8 

- 28.0 

- 8.3 

- 13.5 
-5.1 
-1- 67.1 
+ 13.5 


Per ct. 
- 6.0 
+ 1.9 
-14.1 
-44.8 
-1-26.3 
-16.1 
-28.6 
+ 12.9 

-HSSil 












Belgium 


Italy 


Austria-Hungary 


Total 


120,796,000 


94,162,000 


89,922,000 - 22.0 








Imports from Brazil to— 


87,256,000 
34,600,000 
19,419,000 
25,848,000 
10,7.53,000 
7,319,000 
2,277,000 
1,001,000 
2,354,000 
1,811,000 


63,560,000 
24,928,000 
21,703,000 
24,024,000 
8,483,000 
8,350,000 
4,531,000 
2,363,000 
2,130,000 
1,574,000 


78,608,000 
38,361,000 
31,388,000 
26,791,000 
8,631,000 
5,810,000 
4,957,000 
3,096,000 
02,731,000 
6 1,560.000 


- 27.2 

- 28.0 
4- 11.8 

- 21^2 

-1- 99! 
-1-136. 1 

- 9.5 

- 13.1 


-1-23.7 
+ 53.9 
+ 44.6 
+ 11.5 
+ 1.7 
-.30.4 
+ 9.4 
+31.0 
+28.2 
- 0.9 








Austria-Hungary 

Belgium .. 




Italy 








Total 




201,933,000 


- 16.1 


+24.9 




' ' 





a Four-year averages (1901-1904). 6 Three-year averages (1901-1903). 



of one or two, all countries suffered in this decline, but Argentina, 
the United Kingdom, Germany, and France suffered most heavily 
in 1896 to 1900, their exports declining from 20 to 30 per cent, 
while for the United States the decline was only 8.6 per cent. In 
the last period further declines took place in the exports from 
France, the United Kingdom, United States, Portugal, and Uruguay. 
On the other hand, the imports into these ten countries from Brazil, 
representing substantially the exports from Brazil, though also 
declining somewhat during the period 1896 to 1900, increased 
rapidly during the last five years, even over the volume of like 
imports for 1891-1895. , 

exports from the united states to brazil. 

The export trade of the United States with Brazil has not suffered 
in total value as much as the exports of some other countries; the 
lowest figures were $10,391,000 in 1902, or 68.5 per cent of the high- 
est figures ($15,165,000, in 1895), while the exports from the United 
Kingdom and from Germany to Brazil fell off more than one-half, 
and those from France were in 1902 little more than one-third of the 
exports in 1894 . But while the total volume of trade remained more 
or less uniform, the character of the exports changed considerably. 
In 1892 the following seven articles constituted more than three- 
fourths of the total exports from the United States to Brazil: Wheat 
flour, $4,972,539; mineral oil, refined, $1,281,791; locomotives, 
$976,959; lumber, $567,834; bacon, $576,195; steam railway cars, 
$941,061; lard, $549,921. The exports of five of these seven articles 
have fallen off considerably during the last ten or fifteen years. The 
exports of wheat flour, declining constantly, amounted in the fiscal 
year 1906 to only $1,211,881, or less than one-fourth of the exports 
of fourteen years ago, and showed but a slight increase in 1907. The 
exports of bacon reached the highest point in 1895, amounting to 
$1,998,394, and fell off rapidly to only $77,021 in 1905, but they 
increased somewhat in later years, namely, to $203,140 in 1907. In 
other words, the exports of provisions and foodstuff products from 
this country to Brazil have fallen off considerably, the only notable 
exception being lard. 

Another class of exports showing a still more rapid decline is rail- 
way materials. The exports of steam railway cars declined from the 
high-water mark of $1,279,578 in 1894 to less than $10,000 in 1905; 
the exports of locomotives from $1,648,758 in 1895 to less than 
$50,000 in 1901, since when a gradual increase brought the exports 
up to $581,411 in 1907. 

The exports of cotton manufactures and of lumber also declined 
in the middle of this period, but greatly recovered in the more 
recent years. On the other hand, the exports of refined mineral 
oils rapidly increased from $944,427 in 1894 to $2,960,438 in 1907, 
and other articles showing increased exports are bituminous coal, 
scientific instruments, electrical apparatus, and various iron and 
steel products, such as wire, builders' hardware, machinery, etc. 
Exclusive of locomotives, the exports of iron and steel products to 
Brazil in 1892 amounted to $1,202,000, in 1900 to $1,775,000, and in 
1906 to $3,525,000. These changes in the exports from the United 
States to Brazil seem to indicate a rapid development in Brazil of 
a market for fuel, raw materials, and machinery, due to the gradual 
industrialization of that country. 

trade of the united kingdom with brazil. 
The same tendency is marked in the development of the trade 
of the United Kingdom with Brazil. The exports of the United 
Kingdom to this South American country consist mainly of metals 
(primarily manufactures of iron and steel), fuel, and textiles. Of 
the total exports of domestic products of $38,§01,000 in 1892, cotton 
goods amounted to $16,336,000, or 42.5 per cent, coal to $2,738,000, 
iron and steel and manufactures of, exclusive of machinery, to 
$4,708,000, machinery to $3,714,000, woolens to $2,001,000, and jute 
and linen manufactures to $1,413,000; together these few items 
represented a value of $30,910,000, or 80 per cent of the total trade. 
These are still the main articles exported from the United Kingdom 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



17 



to Brazil, yet considerable changes have taken place. When the 
total exports reached the bottom level, in 1901, the exports of tex- 
tiles suffered most, cotton goods declining to $5,224,000, or less than 
one-third, and woolen goods to $695,000, also less than one-third. 
Within the last five-year period these exports have increased, but 
have not reached the old level, cotton goods amounting to $10,797,- 
000 and woolen goods to $1,181,000. The exports of jute piece 
goods decreased from $742,000 in 1892 to $317,000 in 1897, $93,000 
in 1902, and only $29,000 in 1906, while exports of jute yarn for use 
in the textile factories of Brazil increased from 5 million pounds in 
1892 to 31 million pounds in 1906, or, in value, from $273,000 to 
$2,533,000. Coal exports increased from 826,313 tons in 1892, 
worth $2,738,000, to 1,261,644 tons, worth $4,390,000 in 1906. 
Other articles showing considerable increases are machinery, imple- 
ments and tools, copper, ships, and boats. 

EXPORTS OF BRAZIL. 

While the exports of Brazil, consisting as they do of large quanti- 
ties of a very limited number of articles, are distributed over a wide 
range of countries, four countries, the largest consumers of coffee 
and rubber, receive by far the greatest share of Brazilian products. 
The United States, being the largest consumer of coffee, heads 
the list and claims a very large proportion of the entire exports, 
43 per cent in 1901 and 35 per cent in 1906. The exports to Ger- 
many constituted in 1906 17.6 per cent, to the United Kingdom 
16.1 per cent, and to France 12.2 per cent. The exports to Argen- 
tina, Netherlands, and Austria-Hungary equaled about 9 million 
dollars for each country, and altogether the seven countries named 
absorbed over 92 per cent of the Brazilian exports. (See Table 20.) 

Table 20. — Exports from Brazil, 1901-1906, by Countries. 



COUNTRIES. 



1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 



United States 

Germany 

United Kingdom.. 

France 

Argentina 



Uruguay 

Italy 

Portugal 

Cape of Good Hope. . 



Turkey in Europe.. 

Russia 

Turkey in Asia 

Chile 

Denmark 



Algeria. 



Norway 

Gibraltar 

Channel (for orders) . 
Other countries 



Total 197,155 176,845 179,006 



1,000 
dollars. 
73,774 
26, 547 
34, 595 
16,908 

3,835 



dollars. 
96,446 
26, 659 



dollars. 
89, 109 
32,761 



368 216,668 258,214 



a Included in Asia Minor. 

b Stated in the reports as northern Africa. 

c Stated as French possessions. 

Coffee, as is well known, constitutes the principal export of 
Brazil, amounting to about one-half of the total in some years and 
even considerably more than one-half in others, as in 1901 and 1902. 
(See Table 22.) Other important exports are rubber, tobacco, 
hides and skins, cocoa, yerba mate, sugar, gold, and diamonds. 
In 1905 the exports of coffee amounted to 104 million dollars, or 
48 per cent of the total; rubber to 70 million dollars, or 32 per 
cent; hides and skins to 9 million dollars, or 4 per cent; yerba mat6 
32277—08 2 



to 6 million dollars, or a little less than 3 per cent, and cocoa and 
raw cotton to over 5 million dollars, or 2^ per cent, each. These 
six articles constituted 92 per cent of the total exports in 1905. Of 
the other articles of secondary importance may be mentioned bran, 
Brazil nuts, manganese ore, raw sugar, and leaf tobacco. Since 
the official figures of the Brazilian Government do not go back of 
1901, thorough comparisons are difficult, for considerable fluctua- 
tions have occurred in the exports of individual articles, but no 
great changes as a whole. The exports of coffee seem to have de- 
clined in quantity from nearly 15 million bags in 1901 to 11 million 
bags in 1905, and those of raw sugar fell off considerably more — 
from 370 million pounds in 1901 to 75 million pounds in 1905. The 
exports of leaf tobacco have also shown a marked tendency to 
decline, while the exports of cotton in 1905 were greater than in 
1904 but much smaller than in 1902 and 1903; on the whole the 
excess of exports in 1905 over those of 1904 seems to have been due 
to a rise in prices (mainly of india rubber) rather than to an actual 
increase of exports. 

For a few articles a much more complete record of exports from 
Brazil exists. The following table, compiled from the work of 
Dr. Vieira Soulo, professor of political economy at the Polytechnic 
School at Rio de Janeiro, on international commerce, navigation, 
and the finances of Brazil, shows the development of the exports of 
coffee, cotton, sugar, tobacco, india rubber, and hides and skins, 
the main products of Brazil, by a comparison of the average 
annual exports for three five-year periods — 1840-1844, 1870-1874, 
and 1901-1905: 

Table 21.- 



AKTXCLES. 


1840-1844 


1870-1874 


1901-1905 




Pounds. 
183,829,000 
22,852,000 
28,839,000 
422,000 
181,430,000 
9,154,000 


Pounds. 
413,966,000 
118,457,000 

70,127,000 

13,382,000 
343,089,000 

33,532,000 


Pounds. 




48,273,000 










Sugar 


172,585,000 











As shown by this table the exports of coffee have developed very 
rapidly, increasing fourfold within the last three decades, while 
the exports of india rubber, though much smaller, have increased 
fivefold, and those of tobacco have doubled. On the other 
hand, the exports of cotton have fallen off, due to the utilization 
of this article by the domestic spinning and weaving industry, and 
the exports of sugar have also decreased, due in part to the increased 
domestic consumption. 

exchange. 

One of the disturbing factors in the foreign trade of Brazil is the 
unstable currency, resulting from the flood of irredeemable paper 
money issued in the past. The value of the gold milreis, which is 
the standard of money in Brazil, is 54.6 cents; the paper milreis 
has fluctuated all the way from par in 1889 to less than 12 cents in 
1899. Since then the value of the paper milreis has been gradually 
improving and was as high as 31.9 cents last year. In 1907 the 
average value was 30.6 cents. These fluctuations of the paper 
money, which is practically the sole medium of circulation, bring 
in an unhealthy element of speculation in the import and export 
transactions of the importers and native producers. This is intensi- 
fied by the fact that the retail prices remain about the same, as they 
are mostly quoted in terms of paper money. It also affects the 
customs duties paid by importers of foreign merchandise, since 
the greater part of the duties is payable in paper money. 



18 



COIvmERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Table 22. — Exports (Special Commerce, Including Bullion 
AND Specie) from Brazil, 1901-1905, by Articles. 



Breadstuffs: 

Manior flour. . 



[1,000 dolls. 
[1,000 dolls! 



All other 1, 

Chemicals, drugs, and dyes: 
Leaves, resins and roots 



Ipecacuanha 

Coffee: 

In thehean 

Ground 

Cotton: Raw 

Diamonds and pr« 



AUotherlruitsandnuts. 1 
Hair 1, 

Hides and skins: 



medici- 
.1,000 dolls. 
1,000 dolls. 
(1,000 lbs... 
11,000 dolls. 

(1,000 hags. 
[1,000 dolls. 
.1,000 dolls. 
(1,000 lbs... 
(1,000 dolls. 



K) bunches. 
)0 dolls.... 
' -X) dolls. 



■^^" tl,000d. 

All other 1,000 di 

Hoofs and horns 1,000 d^ 

India rubber {l;™{t 

Ma^g'^^ese 0*5*: 

Monazite sand If «*; *' 



1901 1902 1903 1904 



Cotton.. 
Raw 



)0doUs.. 
)0 dolls.. 
)0 dolls.. 



)0 doUs. . 
10 lbs. . . . 
lOdoUs.. 



Leaf tobacco . . 

Twist 

All other m 



Wax : Carnauba 1,0 

Wood, and manufactures of: 

Rosewood 1,0 

All other 1,0 

Manufactures of 1,0 

Reed and wicker 1,0 

Wool, and manufactures of: 

W-'.-w {\Z'l 

Yerbamat. {};™ IJ 

All other articles 1,000 di 

Total merchandise . . .1,000 di 



Gold and silver: 
Gold bullion . . 
Scrap gold 



) dolls. 
) dolls. 
) dolls. 



Coin and fort 



194,965 
2,163 



50,117 
4,453 
1,455 



1,435 

259 

1,127 



transportation. 

Water transportation.— The shipping facilities of Brazil are very 
good, but are better calculated to accommodate her trade with 
European countries than with the United States. Most of the 
oceanic lines are in the hands of the English, though German com- 
panies have been constantly increasing lines of direct steamship 
communication with Brazil. A French company has also one of 
the largest lines plying regularly between ports of France and 
Brazil. According to Mr. Hutchinson's report, o- the European serv- 
ice "is carried on by large and fast steamers, thoroughly equipped 
in every way for freight, passenger, and mail business, running on 
accurate schedule time, and giving regular communication between. 
Brazil and Europe, in each direction, at least six times per month; 
while the steamers from the United States are small and slow, have 
only inferior accommodation for passengers, and, with the exception 
of a single sailing each month (the Lamport & Holt Line), are more 
or less irregular as to time of departure and arrival." 

In freight rates there is very little difference as between goods car- 
ried from the United States or European countries. On a large num- 
ber of products a reduction from the regular freight rates is allowed if 
shipped in sufficiently large quantities (from 1 to 400 tons) by one 
steamer on one bill of lading. Since Europe ships greater quantities 
of these products than the United States and since the custom of com- 
bining many small shipments into one through the agency of an ex- 
port commission house is much more in vogue in Europe than in the 
United States, the Em'opeans get to that extent somewhat more 
favorable rates than the United States. The difference, however, 
in most cases, amounts to about 60 cents per ton, which is not suffi- 
ciently large to be of material consequence in deflecting trade from 
one channel to another. The chief advantage of the European 
countries as regards shipping facilities lies, in the opinion of Mr. 
Hutchinson, in the frequency and regularity of the sailings of Euro- 
pean lines. The following table was compiled by Mr. Hutchinson 
from consular invoices and other official sources to get a comparison 
of the cost of carrying goods from the United States and our chief 
European competitors: 

Table 23. — Cost of Getting Specified Goods from the Port 
OP Shipment to the Custom-House in Brazil, Expressed in 
Percentage of their Value. 



[Includes freight, insurance, and incidental expenses.] 




.KX1C..S. 


England. 


Germany. 


United 
States. 


Machines, tools, and utensils of iron and steel. 


Per cent. 
12.2 
6.4 
18.0 
16.9 
25.2 
6.9 
73.3 


Per cent. 
11.4 


Per cent. 
12.0 
6.7 










16.1 

28.9 

6.7 

126.3 






27.4 




9.9 











-The railways of Brazil aggregate about 5,500 miles, 
but do not form a complete or unified system of communication 
between the different parts of that vast country. The high moun- 
tains rising abruptly within a short distance from the coast make 
communication with the interior exceedingly difficult, and the 
construction of railroads has been greatly hampered and delayed 
by these physical obstacles, as well as by the sparsity of population, 
which does not promise sufficient returns for the construction of 
costly roadbeds. As a result, the railroads of Brazil consist of many 
short and separate lines running from the various ports a compara- 
tively short distance into the interior. 
a Report on Trade Conditions in Brazil, by Lincoln Hutchinson. Washing- 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



19 



Of late years efforts have been made to connect the various lines 
so as to bring them into a unified system from north to south. 
Roughly, the railroads of the country may be divided into three 
sections — north, middle, and south— although, to be more exact, 
they may be grouped under five heads, according to the principal 
centers from which they radiate. Beginning at the extreme north 
and taking them in their order southward the following railway 
systems may be enumerated: (1) Radiating from Pernambuco; 
(2) Bahia; (3) central Brazil; (4) Rio Grande do Sul; (5) various 
isolated lines. 

As regards ownership and management, the railways of Brazil 
may be divided into three groups: Those owned and operated by 
the Government, about 1,000 miles; those owned by the Govern- 
ment and leased to private companies, about 1,400 miles, and those 
owned and operated by private companies, about 3,200 miles. 



The Brazilian tariff is highly protective, high duties being levied 
on every product which, in the opinion of the Brazilian people, can 
be produced at home. Many commodities which can not be pro- 
duced in Brazil and which are important in the consumption of the 
people are also taxed by high duties in order to provide a revenue 
for the Government. Among these are wheat and petroleum. 
Among the few products admitted free of duty are dry and stuffed 
animals for museums, manures, eggs, trees, plants, and seeds im- 
ported for gardens, coal, broken glass, gold, silver, platinum in bar 
or dust, and agricultural implements. By special arrangements, 
however, machinery, implements, and other articles necessary for 
the equipment of plants in newly established industries are being 
admitted free at the discretion of the Executive, the Government 
being anxious to attract foreign capitalists and build up industries 
in the country. The tariff is revised once a year along with the 
budget. The duties are mostly specific. Although the tariff is 
very long, containing more than 1,000 schedules, which enumer- 
ate between three and four thousand articles, provision is made 
for unenumerated articles, which are to be rated as similar articles 
mentioned in the tariff, or at 50 per cent ad valorem if no analogous 
article can be found in the tariff. 

In addition to the tariff rates proper there are numerous other 
taxes, such as port dues, custom-house fees, tonnage charges, etc., so 
that even articles nominally admitted free of duty pay something 
like 15 per cent ad valorem in fees of all kinds. 

Previously duties were paid in paper money. Later provision 
was made for a small percentage of the duties to be paid in gold, 
which was gradually increased to 25 per cent. By the law which 
went into effect January 1, 1906, 35 per cent of the duties is payable 
in gold and the balance in paper, and on a considerable number of 
articles 50 per cent is payable in gold. The recent rise in the value 
of the paper milreis has resulted automatically in a further increase 
of the duty to the extent of about 25 per cent. By a recent order of 
the Brazilian Government a reduction of 20 per cent from the duties 
is granted to the following products coming from the United States: 
Manufactures of rubber, dyes, varnishes, clocks, condensed milk, 
windmills, air motors, electric machinery, firearms, carriages and 
buggies, drugs and druggists' supplies, glassware (the fair grades), 
hardware, launches, yachts, dredges, lubricating oils, medicinal 
preparations, paper and manufactures thereof, pianos, railroad mate- 
rial, scales, surgical instruments and appliances, toilet soap, type- 
writers, preserved fruits, Portland cement, manufactures of iron and 
steel, apples, men's ready-made clothes, suitings, etc., and cutlery. 

CANADA. 

5,371,315; estimated population 
i,683,396.J 

The total commerce of Canada in the fiscal year ended June 30, 
1906, was $550,873,000, of which §294,286,000 were general imports 
and $256,587,000 total exports. Omitting gold and silver, the trade 



amounted to $512,643,000, of which $283,282,000 represented imports 
for consumption and $229,361,000 exports both domestic and foreign. 
Of the imports of merchandise for consumption 60.6 per cent came 
from the United States, and of the exports 38.1 per cent was sent to 
the United States. The official figures of the United States with 
reference to its trade with Canada show that the imports from that 
country have grown from $39,042,977 in 1890 and $39,369,074 in 1900 
to .$73,334,615 in 1907, and the exports thereto from $40,282,108 in 
1890 to $95,319,970 in 1900 and $183,206,067 in 1907, these being 
fiscal-year figures in all cases. 

The Dominion of Canada comprises the northern half of North 
America with the exception of Alaska, Greenland, Labrador, and 
Newfoundland, which colony still continues its separate existence, 
not having joined the Canadian Confederation. 

The census of Canada April 4, 1901, shows the following area and 
population: 

Table 24. — Area and Population of the Dominion op Canada, 
1901. 



-'-— • 


Area. 


^ff- 




Sq. miles. 
312,630 
73,732 

21^428 

260,862 

2,184 

351,873 

2,694,880 


178,657 




255.211 




331, 120 




459, 574 




2,182,947 




103, 259 




1,648,898 












3,745,574 


5,371,315 





COMMERCE OF CANADA. 

The growth of the foreign commerce of the Dominion since the 
confederation in 1868 is illustrated by the following table, which 
shows the total values of imports for consumption and exports for 
1868, 1870, and every subsequent fifth year to 1900, and the annual 
commerce from 1900 to 1906, as stated in the Tables of the Trade and 
Navigation of the Dominion of Canada, published by the Canadian 
customs department: 

Table 25. — Foreign Commerce (including Gold and Silver) 
OP THE Dominion op Canada in Specified Years, 1868-1906. 



— — 


Imports for 
consump- 
tion. 


Total 
exports. 


Total. 




Dollars. 

71,985,306 

71,2.37,603 
119,618,657 

71,782,349 
102,710,019 
112,765,584 
105,252,611 
180,804,316 
181,237,988 
202,791,595 
233,790,516 
251,464,332 
261,925,554 
290,360,807 


57, ,567, 888 
73,573,490 
77,886,979 
87,911,458 

96! 749; 149 
113,638,803 
191,894,723 
196,487,632 
211,640,286 
225,849,724 
213,521,235 
203,316,872 
256,586,630 


Dollars. 
129, 553, 194 




144,811,093 


1875 


197, 505, 636 




159,693,807 




191,948,380 








218,891,314 












414,431,881 








464, 985, 567 




465, 242, 426 











In the case of imports the figures showing imports lor consumption 
were taken, the only figures in terms of which imports by countries 
are stated for the entire period. The difference between the aggre- 
gate general imports and imports for consumption for the entire 
period 1868 to 1903 is about 5 per cent. 

The value of the total foreign commerce of the Dominion appears 
to have increased about 322 per cent; the value of imports has more 
than quadrupled, while that of exports has increased nearly fivefold. 
Of the aggregate trade about 50 per cent is with the United States 
and about 37 per cent with the United Kingdom, the relative pro- 
portions since 1868 being as follows: 



20 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Table 26. — Total Trade of Canada in Specified Years, 1868- 
1906, AND Shares therein of the United Kingdom and the 
United States.^ 



191,948,000 
209,615,000 
218,891,000 



Total value. Percent 



80,307,000 
83,284,000 
91,744,000 
92,989,000 
152,526,000 
148,347,000 
166, 526, 000 
190, 099, 000 
179,369,000 
162,301,000 
202,290,000 



Total value. 


Percent 


Dollars. 




53,849,000 


41. 


57,713,000 


39. 


80,718,000 


40. 


62,697,000 


39. 


86,904,000 


45. 


92,815,000 




95,932,000 


43. 


178,463,000 


47. 


182,867,000 




192,012,000 


46. 


209,389,000 


45. 


223,599,000 




240,143,000 


51. 


273,669,000 


50. 



distribution of CANADA S TRADE. 

The distribution of the imports and exports of Canada, by countries 
as well as by articles, for the last sixteen years is shown in some detail 
on pages 73, 74, and 86 to 89. While the list of countries to which 
Canada sends its surplus products and from which greater or smaller 
quantities of goods are imported into Canada is a very long one, yet 
it is disclosed at a glance that two countries, namely, the United 
States and the United Kingdom, absorb most of the trade of the 
Dominion. In 1906 the imports from these two countries amounted 
to 84 per cent of the total imports and the exports to them amounted 
to 89 per cent of the total exports. In the case of imports the 
United States not only occupies the first position, but sells to Can- 
ada a great deal more than all the other countries combined — in 
fact, almost 60 per cent of the total — while the United Kingdom 
supplies about 25 per cent. The reverse is true of domestic ex- 
ports, in which the respective shares of the two countries are 58 
per cent for the United Kingdom and 30 per cent for the United 
States. The conditions of commerce between Canada and the two 
countries named therefore deserve more detailed treatment, which 
is given in subsequent pages. Of all the other countries, only 
France and Germany and a few British colonies claim any consid- 
erable share of the commerce of Canada, imports from France in 
1906 being over 7^ million dollars and from Germany almost 7 
million dollars. The imports from France seem to have grown con- 
siderably during the last decade, but the growth practically stopped 
about 1902, while the imports from Germany rapidly grew until 
1903, since which time they have also declined, though in the 
distribution of the exports of Canada even these countries play a 
very insignificant r6le, Newfoundland being in 1906 the only 
country outside the mother country and the United States which 
took more than 3 million dollars' worth of Canadian produce. 

Table 27. — Domestic Exports- from Canada in Specified 
Years, 1870-1906, by Classes. 



JUNE 30— 


Agri- 
cul- 
tural 
prod- 


Ani- 
mals 
and 
their 
prod- 
ucts. 


Fish- 
ucts. 


Forest 
prod- 


Manu- 
fac- 
tures. 


Min- 
eral 
prod- 
ucts. 


Mis- 
cella- 

ucts. 


Total. 


1870 


1,000 
dollars. 
13,677 
17,258 
22,294 
14,518 
11,908 
15,719 
14,083 

33; 063 
22,953 
27,517 
24, 781 
37, 153 
44,624 

291994 
54,062 


1,000 
dollars. 
12,138 
12,701 

25^337 
25, 107 

36; 508 

441301 
46,743 
56, 149 
55,495 
59, 161 
69,818 
63,812 
63,337 
66, 456 


1,000 
dollars. 
3,609 

71960 
8,462 
10,692 
11,078 
10,314 
10,842 
9,910 
11, 169 
10,720 
14, 143 
11,800 
10, 759 
11,114 
16,026 


1,000 
dollars. 
21,533 
25,070 
16,855 
20 990 
26, 179 
23,891 
27, 176 
31,259 
26,512 
28,022 
29,664 
30,010 
32, 119 

33)092 
33,236 
38,824 


1,000 
dollars. 
2,560 
3,029 
3,243 
3,182 
5,741 

91365 
9,522 
10,678 
11,707 
14,224 
16,012 
18,463 
20,625 
19,864 
21,191 
24,561 


1,000 
dollars. 
2,193 
3,643 
2,877 
3,040 
4,856 
6,983 
8,060 
11,299 
14,463 
13,368 
24,580 
40,368 
34,948 
31,065 
33,627 
31,932 
35, 470 


1,000 

dollars. 

371 

409 

108 
63 
62 

209 
45 
33 

84 
121 
51 
85 


1,000 
56 081 


875 


67 
70 
76 
82 

106 
119 
139 
132 
163 
177 
196 
214 
198 
190 


491 


885 


184 


1890 








1896 

1897 


378 


1898 








1900 


'il'' 


1901 


411 










1904 




1905 















An examination of Table 27, giving the exports by large classes 
of articles, demonstrates that Canada still continues to export 
raw materials mainly. It is true that the exports of manufactures 
from Canada have been rapidly growing, increasing from about 2.6 
million dollars in 1870 to more than 5.7 millions in 1890, 14.2 mil- 
lions in 1900, and 24.6 millions in 1906, or over 113 per cent 
within thirty-five years. Still, manufactures do not represent 
much more than 10 per cent of the total exports from Canada, and 
the remaining 90 per cent consists almost exclusively of raw, or, at 
most, slightly manufactured, products of the mine, fishery, forest, 
animal industry, and agriculture. The exports of agricultural prod- 
ucts in ] 906 reached the unusually large sum of 54 million dollars, 
but this was an extraordinary year, and the large quantity was due 
both to good harvests and to high prices of agricultural commodities, 
mainly wheat. About two-thirds of this was destined to the United 
Kingdom and the remainder divided nearly equally between the 
United States on the one hand and all other countries on the 
other. The exports of animals and animal products have shown a 
persistent and rapid increase, reaching 66.5 million dollars in 1906 
as against 34.4 millions in 1895 and 17.6 millions in 1880. Almost 
nine-tenths of these exports of animals and animal products 
are sold in the British market. A more even distribution took 
place in the fish exports. Of the forest products exported the 
United States receives about one-half of the total and most of the 
remainder goes to the United Kingdom, but in the exports of 
mineral products the United States occupies a position no less 
prominent than does the British market in the purchase of animal 
products. Canada, therefore, is seen to be a very important source 

Table 28. — Imports (Exclusive of Bullion and Specie) into 
Canada, 1901-1906, by Classes. 



jraE 30- 


Agri- 
cul- 
tural 
prod- 
ucts. 


Ani- 
mals 
and 
tiieir 
prod- 


Fish- 
prod- 
ucts. 


Forest 
prod- 


Manu- 
(ac- 


Min- 
eral 
prod- 
ucts. 


Mis- 
cella- 

prod- 
ucts. 


Total. 


1901 


1.000 
dollars. 
17,813 
16,667 
18, 470 
19,391 
20, 728 
23,631 


1.000 
dollars. 
12,068 
14,279 
15, 575 
14,879 
15, 410 
19,308 


dollars. 
973 
1,146 
1,403 
1,586 
1,504 
2,049 


1,000 
dollars. 
3,550 
4,300 
5,117 
7,165 
6,191 
6,120 


1,000 
dollars. 
116, 108 
131,785 
150,590 
158,890 
165,543 
187,823 


1.000 
dollars. 
16,363 
16,745 
20,318 
25,861 
27, 177 
26,558 


1.000 

10,826' 
13,558 
13,341 
15,818 
15,064 
17,793 


1,000 

177,701 
196,480 
224 814 






243,590 




1906 


283,281 



of supply of food products and various raw materials, of which the 
mother country makes very great use. As is seen from the detailed 
tables, the main articles of export consist of wheat and wheat 
flour, cattle, bacon and other meats, large quantities of cheese 
and butter, dried cod, canned lobsters, salmon and other fish, 
coal, copper ore, gold-bearing quartz, etc. Since many of these 
articles play an important part in the exports from the United 
States, Canada might be considered a serious competitor of the 
United States in the field of international commerce, but a study 
of imports into Canada will show that simultaneously with this 
development of the agricultural and other natural possibilities of 
Canada a very important market for manufactured articles of all 
kinds is rapidly developing, in which market American goods 
have acquired a strong position, for in fifteen years imports into 
Canada from the United States have increased from 50 to almost 
170 million dollars. A vast variety of manufactured and other 
articles is imported, as may be seen from the long list on pages 86 et 
seq. To enumerate only the most important ones, Canada is buying 
very large quantities of anthracite and bituminous coal, millions 
of pounds of raw cotton, and also many millions of dollars' worth 
of cotton cloths; iron and iron manufactures, mainly machinery; 
silk, wool, and other textiles; more than 10 million dollars' worth 
of sugar, and hundreds of other articles in smaller quantities. As 
is shown in Table 28, the greatest share of the imports into Canada 
consists of manufactured articles, which constituted 65.3 per cent 
of the total imports for consumption in 1901 and 65.8 per cent in 
1905. 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



21 



The progress of Canadian trade with the United States and the 
United Kingdom reveals peculiarities deserving of notice. A com- 
parison of the Canadian figures of imports for consumption for the 
years beginning with 1873 with those of more recent years shows 
that the relative importance of the mother country as a purveyor of 
goods to the Dominion has considerably decreased. The share of 
the United Kingdom in the total import trade of the Dominion was 
in 1873 nearly 54 per cent; in 1885 it was only a little over 40 per 
cent; in 1895 this share declined to less than 30 per cent, and in 
1897 to 26.1 per cent. 

In 1897 products from the United Kingdom entering the Dominion 
of Canada were admitted, by special arrangement, at a reduction of 
12^ per cent below the tariff on imports from other countries. 
On August 1, 1898, the reduction in favor of British products 
was increased to 25 per cent, and on July 1, 1900, to 33J per 
cent. This preferential tariff legislation since 1897 in favor of 
the United Kingdom was followed by a considerable increase of 
impoi-ts from that countiy, the import figures for 1906 being more 
than double those for 1897, viz, $69,194,000, against $29,412,000. 
During the same period the total imports, however, increased even 
at a greater rate, so that in 1906 the relative share of the United 
Kingdom in the total import trade of the Dominion had decreased 
to 23.8 per cent. The export trade of the Dominion with the United 
Kingdom shows a different development. There was an absolute 
growth of exports to the mother country from $38,740,000 in 1873 
to $131,202,000 in 1903, or 238.6 per cent; in 1904 the exports 
declined to 117^ millions, and in 1905 a further decline to less than 
102 million dollars took place; but in 1906 the exports to the mother 
country reached their high- water mark of over 133 million dollars. 
While in 1873 43.6 per cent of the total exports were to the mother 
country, this share was 52.1 per cent in 1880, 56.1 per cent in 1900, 
and 51.9 per cent in 1906. 

The trade with the United States for the same period shows a 
larger growth, though the gains were smaller on the export side. 
Thus the increase of the imports into Canada from the United States 
between 1873 and 1906, from $47,736,000 to $175,862,000, amounts 
to nearly 268 per cent, while the exports from the Dominion to the 
United States for the same years shows an increase from $42,073,000 
to $97,807,000, or 132 per cent— i. e., less than one-half the rate of 
increase of imports into Canada. Of the total imports for consump- 
tion the share from the United States constituted 37.4 per cent in 
1873, 40.9 per cent in 1880, 46.4 per cent in 1890, 60.7 per cent in 
1900, and 60.6 per cent in 1906, whereas of the total exports the 
shares sent to the United States during the same years were 46.9 
per cent, 37.9 per cent, 41.9 per cent, 35.7 per cent, and 38.1 per 
cent, respectively. 

Table 29. — Total Exports from Canada in Specified Years, 
1868-1906, AND THE Shares therein of the United Kingdom 
and the United States, o 



TEARS ENDED 
JUNE 30— 


Total 
exports. 


EXPORTS TO UNITED 


'^''""''states'™'™" 


Total value. 


Percent. 


Total value. 


Percent. 




Dollars. 

57,568,000 

73,573,000 

77;887;000 
87,911,000 
89,238,000 
96,749,000 
113,639,000 
191,895,000 
196,488,000 
211,640,000 
225,850,000 
213,521,000 
203,316,000 
256,587,000 


Dollars. 
21,329,000 
24,951,000 
38,744,000 
40,033,000 
45,846,000 
41,878,000 
48,354,000 
61,857,000 
107,736,000 
105,329,000 
117,320,000 
131,202,000 
117,591,000 
101,959,000 
133,095,000 


37.0 
33.9 
43.6 
5L4 
52.1 
46.9 
49.9 
54.4 
56.1 
53.6 
55.4 
58.1 
55.1 
50.2 
5L9 


Dollars. 

27,534,000 

32,985,000 

42,073,000 

29,912,000 

33,350,000 

39,753,000 

40,523,000 

41,298,000 

68,619,000 

72,382,000 

71,198,000 

71,784,000 

72,773,000 

77,404,000 

97,807,000 














































31.8 

















a From Tables of the Trade and Navigation of the Dominion of Ci 



Table 30. — Imports for Consumption into Canada in Speci- 
fied Years, 1868-1906, and the Shares therein of the 
United Kingdom and the United States. « 



"""iiTOE^ao^" 


Total im- 
ports for 
consump- 


™S£n>d£-' 


IMPORTS FOE CON- 




Total value. 


Percent. 


Total value. 


Percent. 




Dollars. 

71,985,000 

71,238,000 
127,515,000 
119,619,000 

71,782,000 
102,710,000 
112,766,000 
105,253,000 
111,294,000 
180,804,000 
181,238,000 
202,792,000 
233,791,000 
251,464,000 
261,926,000 
290,361,000 


Dollars. 

36,664,000 

38,595,000 

68,523,000 

60,347,000 

34,461,000 

41,407,000 

43,390,000 

31,132,000 

29,412,000 

44,790,000 

43,018,000 

49,206,000 

6l|778;000 
60,343,000 
69,195,000 


50.9 
54.2 
53.7 
50.5 
48.0 
40.3 

2916 
26.1 
24.7 

24 3 
25.2 
24.6 
23.0 
23.8 


Dollars. 
26,315,000 
24,728,000 
47,736,000 
50,806,000 
29,347,000 
47,151,000 
52,292,000 
54,635,000 
61,649,000 
109,844,000 
110,485,000 
120,815,000 
137,605,000 
150,827,000 
162,739,000 
175,862,000 





































































aFrom Tables of the Trade and Navigation of the Dominion of Canada. 
ANALYSIS OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES AVITH CANADA. 

Among the imports into the United States from Canada foodstuffs 
and raw materials for use in industry constitute the principal items. 
Considerable quantities of bituminous coal come from Nova Scotia 
and British Columbia, the imports into the eastern section of the 
United States especially showing considerable growth during the 
last decade. 

While the imports from Canada have increased during the decade 
1896 to 1906 nearly 67 per cent, the fact that the greater part of these 
imports is similar in character to those articles which are produced 
in abundance by the contiguous parts of the United States, and, as 
a rule, under more favorable conditions, accounts to some extent 
for the fact that an increasing proportion of Canadian exports had 
to seek a market oversea, chiefly in the United Kingdom. 

Canada not only ships to the United States, but also receives from 
the United States, considerable quantities of breadstuffs, animals, 
and other raw materials of which, according to common notion, the 
Dominion is supposed to produce surplus quantities. The follow- 
ing table illustrates this observation: 

Table 31. — Imports from Canada into the United States and 
Exports to Canada from the United States of Specified 
Articles, Years ending June 30, 1896 and 1906, by Articles." 





— 


DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO 




1896 


1906 


1896 


1906 




Dollars. 

l| 765', 638 
2,636,688 

214,724 

2,910,713 

451,805 

1,185,893 
33,608 
704,994 


Dollars. 

1,710,386 

384,691 

3,971,906 

5,992,432 

4,636,047 

230,902 

3,479,450 
30,614 
529,675 


Dollars. 
1,019,730 
8, 169, 109 
9,077,401 

50,504 
289,422 
974,903 

1,045,182 
274,094 
154,931 


Dollars. 




5,932,551 
22,599,403 




Copper ore, regulus, pigs, bars. 




428,066 




2,805,243 


Hides and skins, other than fur 


Pig iron 


826,184 









n of the United States. 

United States exports to Canada show a gain of 163 per cent dur- 
ing the last decade, notwithstanding the application in April, 1897, 
of preferential tariff rates (reduction of 12^ per cent) to imports from 
Great Britain and some of its colonies, and the gradual increase of 
the preference to 25 per cent in August, 1898, and to 33J per cent 
since July 1, 1900. This gain is the more remarkable as nearly one- 
half of these exports are subject to duty, and thus at a disadvantage 
when meeting competing products of British origin. The following 



22 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



tables show the value of imports for consumption into Canada from 
the United States and Great Britain, both of dutiable and duty- 
free goods (the latter being chiefly raw materials for use in manu- 
factui-es), and the relative shares of dutiable goods imported from 
the two countries for the period 1896 to 1906. 

Table 32. — Imports for Consumption into Canada from the 
United States and the Per Cent which Dutiable Articles 
form of the Total Imports, 1896-1906. 



TEARS ENDING JIT 


„„ on '• Dutiable 


Duty-free 
goods. 


Total. 


Percent 
dutiable. 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 

29,472,378 

31,166,532 

40,641,630 

48,535,342 

55,946,817 

56,884,730 

60,632,942 

69,066,872 

73,282,735 

83,941,131 

86,321,295 


Dollars. 
58,574 024 


49.9 


1897 


' 30,482,509 

' 38,063,960 


61,649 
78,705 
93,007 
109,844 
110,485 
120,814 
137,605 
150,826 
162,738 
175,862 


041 
590 

378 
008 
750 
195 
515 
571 
071 


49.4 
48.3 




44,471,824 


47.8 


1900 

1901 

1902 


' 53,897,561 

' 53,600,278 

60,181,808 


49.0 
48.5 
49.8 
49.8 


1904 - 77.543.780 


51.7 


1905 


78,797,440 


48.5 
50.9 











Table 33. — Imports for Consumption into Canada from the 
United Kingdom and the Per Cent which Dutiable Articles 
form of the Total Imports, 1896-1906. 



TEAKS ENDED JUNE 30— 


Dutiable 
goods. 


Duty-free 
goods. 


Total. 


Per cent 
dutiable. 




Dollars. 

24,366,179 

20,217,422 

22,556,479 

27,521,508 

31,561,756 

31,701,654 

35,062,564 

42,210,165 

44,939,829 

45,099,527 

52,615,725 


Dollars. 
8,613,563 
9,194,766 
9,944,438 
9,538,615 
13,227,974 
11,316,510 

16; 686! 736 
16,837,745 
15,243,182 
16,578,863 


Dollars. 

32,979,742 

29,412,188 

32,500,917 

37,060,123 

43] 018! 164 
49,206,062 
58,896,901 
61,777,574 
60,342,709 
69,194,588 


73.9 












74 3 






1901 


73.7 














1905 


75 











The imports of dutiable goods from the United States increased 
from 29.1 million dollars in 1896 to 89.5 million dollars in 1906, or 
nearly 208 per cent; i. e., at a rate even higher than that shown by 
the total imports from the United States, which increased from 58.6 
million dollars to 175.9 million dollars, or about 200 per cent, during 
the same period. 

The dutiable imports into the Dominion from the United King- 
dom for the same period show an increase of about 116 per cent, while 
the total imports from that country increased almost 110 per cent. 
In other words, notwithstanding preferential treatment, the rate of 
increase in the imports of British dutiable goods into Canada was 
smaller than the rate of increase in the imports of American dutiable 
goods. 

[The entire subject of the trade of Canada with the United States 
and the United Kingdom was treated at length in a special study by 
the Bureau of Statistics entitled "Trade of the United States with 
the Dominion of Canada " and published in the Monthly Summary 
of Commerce and Finance for June, 1904, which may be obtained 
on application to the Bureau of Statistics, Department of Com- 
merce and Labor.] 

CENTRAL AMERICAN REPUBLICS. 

[Area, 198,170 square miles: population, 4,488,000.] 
The total commerce of the Central American Republics during 
the latest years for which statistics are available amounted to 
$58,934,000, of which imports equaled $27,063,000 and exports 
$31,871,000. Of the imports §13,357,000, or 49.4 per cent, came 
from the United States, and of the exports $14,481,000, or 54.4 per 
cent, was sent to the United States. On the other hand, the re- 
ports of the foreign commerce of the United States show that the 
imports from Central America have grown from $8,052,444 in 1890 



to $8,630,554 in 1900 and $15,085,795 in 1907; and the exports 
thereto from $5,296,478 in 1890 to $5,926,579 in 1900 and $26,830,136 
in 1907, these being fiscal-year figures in all cases. « 

COSTA RICA. 

[Area, 18,400 square miles; population in 1903, 322,618.] 
The total commerce of Costa Rica in 1906 was $16,081,000, of 
which $7,278,000 were imports and $8,803,000 exports. Of the im- 
ports 54.5 per cent was drawn from the United States, and of the 
exports 47.4 per cent was sent to the United States. The official 
figures of the United States with reference to its trade with Costa 
Rica show that the imports therefrom have grown from $1,676,711 
in 1890 to $2,980,030 in 1900 and $4,965,034 in 1907, and the ex- 
ports thereto from $1,126,170 in 1890 to $1,462,355 in 1900 and 
$2,470,986 in 1907. 

commerce. 
The total imports and exports of Costa Rica from 1883 to 1906 are 
shown on page 67. In the decade 1883 to 1893 the imports 
were almost invariably greatly in excess of the exports, but this 
relation has been completely reversed since 1894, the exports of 
merchandise in 1904 ha\'ing been $780,000 in excess of the imports. 
In 1903 the excess of exports was even greater, namely, $2,370,000. 
In Table 34 is shown the geographic distribution of the for- 
eign trade of Costa Rica. In both its exports and imports the 
United States occupies at present the most important position, 
contributing more than half of its imports and taking nearly half 
of its exports. Of the other countries from which the imports 
into Costa Rica are derived, the most important ones are the 
United Kingdom, Germany, and France, British goods constituting 
approximately one-fifth to one-fourth of the total imports, while 
Germany contributes from 10 to 15 per cent annually. In the ex- 
port trade the United Kingdom has until recently represented the 
most important market for Costa Rican goods, taking both in 1903 
and 1904, 49 per cent, while the United States claimed in these two 
years 42 per cent. Since 1905, however, the respective positions 
of these two countries have been reversed, the exports to the 
United States showing a much more rapid development. To- 
gether these two countries take more than 92 per cent of the total 
exports, the only other countries of any importance in the export 
trade being Germany and France. It is characteristic that the 
trade of Costa Rica with other Latin-American countries is insig- 
nificant, which is probably due to the similarity of their products. 



Table 3 



—Imports into and Exports from Costa Rica, 1903- 
1906, by Principal Countries. « 



COUNTHIES. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


Imports from— 
United States 


Dollars. 
2,454,856 
1,054,707 
540,827 
316,534 
84,467 
155,098 
56,501 
226,669 


Dollars. 
3,026,415 
1,163,960 
763,574 
293,359 
133, 144 
133,546 
260,962 
202, 181 


Dollars. 

2,706,063 
940,969 
615, 101 
249,821 
122,822 
154,730 
262,887 
187,084 


Dollars. 
3,964,224 




1,495,526 








343, 578 


Spain 


183, 179 




159, 578 






Other countries 


253,966 








4,889,659 


5,977,141 


5,239,477 








Exports to— 


3,082,903 

3,568,762 

336,791 

172,074 

103,530 


2,867,065 
3,299,241 

279, 114 
80,451 

231,592 


3,836,427 

'300! 973 
106,726 
85,141 










493,753 




130,061 












7,264,120 


6,757,463 


8,138,152 


8,802,650 







The exports by main articles for the years 1895 to 1906 are shown 
in Table 35. The exports, especially in the last year, consist 
almost wholly of coffee and bananas. In earlier years lumber 

a The imports from and exports to Panama are included in the figures for 1907. 



COIMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



23 



formed an item of some importance, but has gradually dwindled 
from its maximum export value of ?485,695 in 1896 to $46,919 in 
1905, though within the last year there was again an increase to 
$142,465. In 1895 the banana exports were $628,009, or about one- 
seventh of those of coffee ($4,320,712). In 1905 banana exports were 
valued at $3,641,501, or nearly equal to those of coffee ($3,771,033). 
In 1906 the exports of bananas amounted to $4,436,317, showing an 
increase of almost $800,000 in one year, and exceeded those of 
coffee by over a million dollars. The low figure for coffee in 
1904 ($3,082,972) can not be regarded as normal, being due to 
unusually bad crops; in 1903 the total export ($4,229,158) was very 
close to the former maximum; on the whole there is an evident 
decline. The growth in banana exports, on the other hand, is 
continuous. 

Table 35.— Exports of Costa Rica, 1895-1906, by Articles." 



V.A.S. 


CofEee. 


Bana- 


Rubber. 


Hides 
and 
skins. 


Dye- 
woods. 


Lumber. 


All 
other, b 


Total. 




1,000 


1,000 


1,000 


1,000 


1,000 


1,000 


1,000 


1000 




dollars. 


dollars. 


dollars. 


dollars. 


dollars. 


dollars. 


dollars. 


dollars. 






628 
670 








n 


119 
124 


5,188 


1896 




318 






486 


5; 598 






102 
210 


778 
1,333 






466 
345 


129 
181 
518 










5,659 




106 


120 


69 


231 


4,930 


1900 




794 






103 


27 




412 




1901 




807 


1^742 


76 


106 


12 


230 


820 


5,793 


1902 




IV6 


1,878 


60 


106 


44 


119 


278 


5,661 


1903 




•m 


2,313 


72 


103 


79 


78 


390 


7,264 


1904 




(m 


3,033 


87 


97 


37 


66 


354 


6,757 


1905 




771 


3,642 


94 








448 


8,138 


1906 




35V 


4, 436 


78 


86 


20 


142 


684 


8,803 



a Figures for 1895 to 1898 are from tbe Memoria de Hacienda y Comercio for the 
same years; figures for 1899 to 1904 from Memoria de Fomento, 1905, diagram 
"Exportacionesde Costa Rica" (underDireeci<5n General deEstadistioa); figures 
lor 1905 and 1906 from Departamento Nacional deEstadistioa, SecciCn Comercial, 
Importaciones y Exportaciones, anos de 1905 y 1906. 

i> Includes gold and silver bullion and coin; also rubber and hides and skins for 
the years 1895 to 1898. 

Up to the end of 1902 bananas were practically all shipped to 
the United States. In 1903 the United Fruit Company sent 650,000 
I)unches to the United Kingdom, and the experiment was so suc- 
cessful that in 1904 the shipments were increased to 1,299, 500 bunches, 
in 1905 to 2,237,779 bunches, and in 1906 to 2,680,832 bunches, or 
30 per cent of the total quantity exported. 

Nearly three-fourths of the coffee goes to the United Kingdom. 
The increasing exports to that country are shown by the following 
table: 

Table 3 



...„s. 


United 
Kingdom. 


United 
States. 


Germany. 


Other 
countries. 


1897 


Per cent. 
55 
57 
56 
58 
66 
73 
72 

70 
76 


Per cent. 
23 
24 
24 
25 
21 

16 

20 


Per cent. 
17 

16 
11 
8 
8 
7 
6 
7 
11 


Per cent. 










1900 




1901 








1903 




1904 








1906 









Of the $70,500 worth of cacao exported in 1906, the United King- 
dom took $22,221, the United States $25,221, and France 
$12,363. The United States took more than half of the mahogany, 
the rest going mostly to Germany. Of the cedar exports, on the 
other hand, three-fourths went to Germany, and about 10 per cent 
to France and Spanish America. France took more than one-half 
of the dyewood. Gold bullion and skins went exclusively and hides 
almost exclusively to the United States. The same was true of 
rubber. 

The imports into Costa Rica are derived mainly from six coun- 
tries: United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, 



and Italy. The share which each of these countries took of the 
imports during the years 1900 to 1906 is shown in the following table: 



Table 37. — Percentage of Imports into Costa Rica from 
Principal Countries, 1900-1906. 



..AKS. 


United 
States. 


United 
King- 


Ger- 
many. 


France. 


Spain. 


Italy. 


Other 


1900 


Per ct. 
46.20 
46.88 
54.08 
50.20 
52.20 
46.88 
50.19 


Per ct. 
27.30 
21.84 
23.94 
21.57 
19.27 
19.73 
22.48 


Per ct. 
13.60 
13.51 
12.47 
11.07 
12.50 
12.90 
11.58 


Per cf. 
5.95 
5.40 
5.25 

4.m 
5.24 
5.16 


Per ct. 
2.60 
3.16 

1^72 
2.15 

2.58 
2.75 


Per ct. 
2.00 
3.06 
1.71 
3.17 
2.20 
3.24 
2.40 


Per ct. 































Costa Rica being almost exclusively an agricultural country, and 
its exports almost wholly products of the soil, its imports naturally 
consist for the most part of manufactures. The principal imports 
for the years 1903 to 1906, inclusive, are shown by articles in 
Table 38. The most important article was materials for rail- 
ways and street cars, amounting to $1,275,600, or over one-sixth of 
the total imports; of this material 85 per cent came from the United 
States. Next followed cotton cloths, valued at $963,400, or one- 
eighth of the total; of this the United Kingdom contributed 40 per 
cent, the United States 27 per cent, and Germany 14 per cent. 
The next item in order of importance is wheat flour, $349,200, all 
from the United States. Cattle imports, valued at $220,700 in 1905, 
but only $46,600 in 1906, were all from Spanish America. More 
than half of the woolen-cloth imports came from the United King- 
dom, one-fourth from Germany, and one-eighth from France. Im- 
ports of iron and manufactures thereof, exclusive of railway mate- 
rials, amounted to $1,881,900, of which the United Kingdom fur- 
nished more than one-third, the United States one-fourth, and 
Germany a little more than one-fourth. Of this, machinery was 
imported in 1906 to the value of $164,600, of which the United 
States furnished more than three-fourths. Of the total rice im- 
ports, amounting to $109,700, nearly one-half came from Germany. 
Nearly half the drugs and medicines imported came from the United 
States, the remainder ,in almost equal amounts from the United 
Kingdom, France, and Germany. More than half the tobacco im- 
ported came from the United States and about one-fourth fi-om 
the United Kingdom. Of the wine imported, 53 per cent came 
from France and 41 per cent from Spain. Of leather and manu- 
factures thereof imported, more than half came from the United 
States and about one-third from Germany. 

Among articles of minor importance imported, the following are 
furnished exclusively or almost exclusively by the United States: 
Steam boilers, salt pork, iron cisterns, dynamite, gasoline, corn, 
peanuts, sugar mUls, grain-milling and rice-milling machinery, 
candle-making machinery, dauy apparatus, lumber-sawing ma- 
chinery, windmills, mules, precious stones, rosin, tallow, wheat, 
bicycles, boots and shoes, salt beef, wagons and accessories, corn 
meal, manila rope, lumber, lard, sewing machines, typewriters, 
shoemaking machinery, electric appliances, street-car material, 
agricultural implements, petroleum, powder, and saws. 

Gold specie was imported in 1906 to the value of $624,613, of 
which $518,000 was coin and $106,613 United States notes, equiva- 
lent to gold. What amount of this was imported by the United 
Fruit Company for the payment of its employees and other ex- 
penses is not stated, but in 1904 the relative shares were as 
follows : 

Gold imported by the Costa Rican Government S190, 965 

Gold imported by the United Fruit Company 250, 000 

United States notes imported by United Fruit Company 77,000 

Total 517, 965 

The exports of gold in 1906 were $43,242, leaving a gain of $561,369 
of gold and United States notes, equivalent to gold in circulation. 



24 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



The Costa Rican tariff consists of a little over one himdred sched- 
ules providing for specific rates on various products, divided into 
ten groups. By decree of June 14, 1901, a surtax of 15 per cent on 
the customs duties was established, and a permanent commission 
created for the preparation of a new tariff in which "articles of 
luxury and such manufactures as are capable of being txu-ned out 
in the country shall be liable to the highest import duties, the min- 
imum rates being applied to goods of primary necessity for con- 
sumption and to raw materials required for supplying and develop- 
ing native industries." This commission has been recommending 
from time to time changes in the tariff, which are being enacted. 
In addition to the regular rates, wharfage dues and port charges are 
also levied. 

Table 38. — Imports into Costa Rica, 1903-1906, by Articles." 



tdoiis. 
.dolls., 
.dolls. 



Animals: 

Cattle..' 

Horses and m 

Books 

Breadstuffs: 

Wheat flour {^^{jV; 

AU other dolls.. 

Candles 1^^^^- 

Cars, carriages, other vehicles, and 

parts of dolls. . 

Cement {Jj^jfil";: 

Chemicals, drugs, and dyes: 

Pharmaceutical preparations 
dolls.. 

Mineral waters dolls.. 

Coal {™o^us.*.°°':: 

Cotton, and manufactures of: 

Cloth dolls., 

Yam dolls. . 

Earthen, stone, and china ware 

dolls.. 

Fibers, and manufactures of. .dolls. , 

Fi^i^ &:: 

Fruits dolls. 

Glass and glassware dolls. 

Hats dolls. 

Iron and steel, manufactures of: 

Wire dolls. 

Hardware dolls. 

Machinery dolls. 

Material for railroads, street 
cars, and electricity dolls. 

Another dolls. 

Jewelry dolls. 

Leather, and manufactures of.dolls. 

Musical instruments dolls. 

Naval stores dolls. 

Oils dolls. 

Paper, and manufactures of: 

Printing paper dolls. 

All other dolls. 

Paraffin {{j^otls: 



Meats 

Lard and tallow . . 



(lbs... 
■■tdoUs. 



Ri-^e &:: 

Silk, and manufactures of dolls.. 

Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: 

Beer dolls. . 

Red wine dolls. . 

.\11 other wines and liquors 

dolls.. 

Tobacco, and manufactures of 

dolls.. 

Vegetables dolls. , 

Wood, and manufactures of. .dolls. , 
Wool, and manufactures of., .dolls. , 
All other articles dolls. 

Total merchandise dolls. , 

Gold and silver coin dolls.. 

Paper money dolls. , 



16,500 
39,158 



78,900 

37,700 
82,200 
119,800 



16,300 

102,200 

86,100 
10,000 
173,000 
219,700 



213, 



14,200 
19,400 

43,360 
281,900 

74,100 
!13,608 

24,700 

21,000 
119,503 
13,900 



323,700 
7,300 
3,953 
13,400 



93,900 
984,151 
81,500 
13,100 



77,000 
912,799 
34,100 
45,000 
62,600 



101,000 
10,400 
6,228 
31,800 



39,200 
48,700 
136,000 



5,907,041 

44,100 

[,689,872 



51,500 
44, 600 

81,400 



34,200 
107,500 
214,600 



11,494 
46,600 
10,000 



1,275,600 
368,600 
21,000 



1,271,585 
59,200 
574,812 



!,717,851 
109,700 
70,500 



—Exports from Costa Rica, 1903-1906, by Articles." 



^TXCLES. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


c-0 pi-:: 

Coffee f^^^- 

Dyestuffs: Fustic {^^^l- 

Fruits and nuts: Bananasj^^g^®^- • 
Hides and skins: 

H*<ies f^^^- 

s'^'- fc:: 

^'^^--i'^- &: 

_ (lbs 


177,541 
32,200 
38,211,479 
4,231,500 
19,369,616 
79, 100 
5,139,063 
2,312,600 

638, 192 
86,800 
7,754 
2,100 
65,964 
38,900 


262,656 
47,700 
27,730,396 
3,083,000 
9,131,453 
37,300 
6,065,400 
3,032,700 

624,916 
85,000 
43,594 
11,900 

147, 197 

86,800 

d 113,870 

d 28, 900 

196, 015 
58,800 
17,622 
5,300 

239,100 


328,305 
59,600 
39,787,604 
3.771,000 
6,794,577 
27,700 
7,283,000 
3,641,500 

691,543 
94, 100 
54,284 
14,800 

160,050 
94,400 

172,164 
16,600 

140,233 
42,100 
16, 162 
4,800 
62,400 


388,545 
70,500 
30,366,729 
3,356,000 
4,990,773 
20,400 
8.872,729 
4,435,300 

i> 631, 431 
6 85,900 
e 52, 957 
c 14, 400 
132,373 
78,000 


o^e= {doiis:: 






Wood: 

cedar {f^^^^- 

^^^o^^^y &":: 

AU other articles doDs.. 


255,132 
76,500 

i;200 
156,000 


446,940 
134,000 

27,942 
8,400 

54,500 


Total merchandise dolls. . 


7,016,900 


6,716,500 


7,829,000 


8,257,400 


Gold and silver: 

Gold bullion dolls.. 


228,200 


11,800 


249,400 
16,500 
43,200 


297,900 


Coin dolls.. 


19,000 


29,200 


5,400 


Total gold and sUver . . .dolls. . 


247,200 


41,000 


309,100 


543, 100 


Total exports dolls . . 


7,204,100 


6,757,500 


8, 138, 100 


8,800,500 



a Compiled from Departamento Nacional de Estadlstica, Secci6n Comercial, 
Importaciones y E.xportaciones. 

i> Cattle hides. c Deer hides. d Concentrated ore. 

GUATEMALA. 
[Area, 46,774 square miles; population in 1903, 1,842,000.] 
The total commerce of Guatemala in 1905, the latest year for 
which statistics are available, was $15,082,000, of which $6,844,000 
were imports and $8,238,000 exports. Of the imports 44.8 per cent 
was drawn from the United States, and of the exports 34.9 per cent 
was sent to the United States. The official figures of the United 
States with reference to its trade with Guatemala show that the 
imports therefrom have grown from $2,281,681 in 1890 to $2,402,978 
in 1900 and $3,872,538 in 1907, and the exports thereto decreased 
from $1,345,719 in 1890 to $785,462 in 1900 and then increased to 
$2,848,864 in 1907. 

commerce. 

Guatemala passed through a severe crisis in 1902, having been 
visited in April by a terrible earthquake and in October by an erup- 
tion of the volcano of Santa Maria, which overwhelmed the coffee 
and other plantations in the west with heavy deposits of dust and 
cinders. The effect of these catastrophes was a diminution in 
exports, and, in consequence of the diminished purchasing power 
of the people, also a diminution in imports. Since then the ex- 
ports have increased considerably and the imports have nearly 
doubled. 

Since 1897 the value of the exports has exceeded that of the im- 
ports, except in 1906, as may be gathered from the following table: 

Table 40. — Commerce of Guatemala, 1896-1906. 



.B.KS. 


Imports. 


Exports. 


V..KS. 


Imports. 


Exports. 


1896 


Dollars. 
11,429,194 
8,584,821 
4,850,835 
3,757,555 
3, 127, 102 
4,258,956 


Dollars. 

9,972,825 
7,910,344 

81370; 5.56 
7,393,204 
7, 519, 485 


1902 


Dollars. 
4,016,870 
2,971,638 
5,041,142 
6,844,444 
7,220,760 


Dollars. 
9,031,508 




1904 

1905 




1899 


8,237,758 
7,136,280 













The distribution of the imports by countries of origin is shown 
in Table 41 for all recent years for which statistics are available, 
from which it appears that, as is the case with all Central American 
countries, the United States occupies the most important place and 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



25 



the United Kingdom the second place, Germany following close 
behind. In 1900 the share of the United States in the total im- 
ports was 46 per cent, in 1903 44 per cent, and in 1906 42 per cent; 
during the same time the share of the United Kingdom decreased 
from 25 to 21 per cent, while that of Germany increased from 12 
per cent in 1900 to 20 per cent in 1903 and 23 per cent in 1906; and 
that of France is about 5 per cent. The relative positions of these 
countries now evidently remain constant, with the exception of 
the growth of the German share, the imports from Germany having 
increased fivefold within the last six years, while those from the 
United States and the United KLingdom have only doubled. The 
predominance of the United States is partly explained by the fact 
that it furnishes almost the entire supply of wheat flour and railway 
materials, two important items of import into Guatemala. 



co™tk:es. 


1900 


1903 


1904 


1905 


19066 




1,134,485 
635,045 
287,575 
161,695 
25,165 
27,365 
33,435 


Dollars. 

1,062,568 

439,454 

486,831 

120|350 
31,486 
34,701 

10il90 
9,624 
48,204 


1,441,165 

1,038,331 

1,018,934 

174,595 

113,746 

59,080 

50,582 

40,077 

32,338 

27, 795 

8,907 

32,364 


Dollars. 
2,453,615 
1,236,290 
1,126,810 

80^985 
69,050 
66,630 
21,715 
26,815 
43,835 
78,530 
11,139 


Dollars. 
2,430,236 
1,227,098 


United Kingdom 








Belgium 


117,772 


&S™::::::::::::;;::::;;:. 








Central America 


39,508 




53,615 
34,025 
85,885 


19,196 






36,996 




21,854 








2,478,290 
648,812 


2,385,148 
586, 490 


4,032,914 
1,008,228 


5,475,554 
1,368,890 


5,776,608 
1,444,152 


Add 25 per cent for commis- 
sion, freight, and insurance. 




3, 127, 102 


2,971,638 


5,041,142. 


6,844,444 


7,220,760 





a From Berichte iiber Handel und Industrie, VII, 9; British Diplomatic and 
Consular Reports Nos. 3238, 3686, 3924. 

6 For 1906 the values by countries are stated by the British consul inclusive of 
the 25 per cent of cost of transportation, packing, and commission. To make 
the data comparable with those of the preceding years, these costs have been 
discounted. 

Table 42.- — Exports from Guatemala, 1904-1906, by 
Countries. « 



co.«™ks. 


1904 


1905 


1906 


Germany 


Dollars. 

3,507,924 

2,292,487 

1,282,296 

217,287 

84,867 

44, 763 

39,423 

20,670 

12^595 

^0^859 


Dollars. 

4,078,645 

2,875,335 

6 1,050,490 

61,310 

25,330 

c 45, 710 

(d) 

9,275 

37,010 

(0 

17,785 
34,870 


Dollars. 
3,819,770 
2,159,880 
6 864,990 






Mexico 






Chile . .... 


c 65, 255 

(d) 
37,090 
55,515 






Austria-Himgary 

Belgium 




3,235 










7,551,867 


8,235,760 









a From Berichte fiber Handel imd Industrie, Nov. 13, 1905; British Diplo- 
matic and Consular Reports, No. 3924. 
f> Includes Belize. 

<; Includes the whole of South America, 
d Included in United Kingdom. 
'Included in "AH other countries." 

As shown in Table 42, the importance of the three leading com- 
mercial countries as markets for Guatemalan exports is even greater; 
Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom having taken 
in 1906, 53.5, 30.3, and 12.1 per cent, respectively, of the total 
exports, or together 95.9 per cent. Even within this brief period 
for which statistics are available, the rapid growth of the shipments 
to Germany may be noticed, for in 1904 only 46.5 per cent went to 
that country, while the exports to the United Kingdom have fallen 
off from 17 to 12 per cent. 



From a German authority is taken the following statement of the 
distribution of the Guatemalan imports and exports for the decade 
1894 to 1904, expressed in percentages of the total: 

Table 43. — Distribution op the Commerce of Guatemala in 
the Decade 1894 to 1904, by Countries. 



COUNTRIES. 


imports. 


E.-ports. 




Per cent. 

36] 59 
22.62 
9.21 
11.61 


Percent. 


United States 




United Kingdom 


















Total 


100.00 









This predominance of Germany is explained by the fact that the 
largest coffee plantations in Guatemala belong to Germans. For the 
period 1894 to 1904 the exports to Germany constituted 59 per cent 
of the total exports. The United States took one-fourth and the 
United Kingdom a little less than one-sixth. 

Table 44. — Imports into Guatemala, 1904-1906, by Principal 
Articles." 



ARTICLES. 


1904 


1905 


1906 




Dollars. 
352,190 

(6) 

94,000 

3,100 

1,326,730 

15,580 
177,830 
25,060 

135,005 
304,910 
104,240 
81,310 
69,875 
112,975 
90,695 
96,415 
1,042,995 


Dollars. 
580,275 
69,300 
193,340 
39,360 
1,474,645 

150,095 
203,330 
78,325 

258,320 
393,850 
80,105 
98,095 
167,370 
102,270 
c 116, 205 
202,395 
d 1,268,280 


Dollars. 

(6) 






242,490 






Fibers, and manufactures of : 






w' 




Iron and steel, and manufactures of: 
AU other 


298,395 




































4,032,910 


d 5, 475, 560 


e 5, 784, 430 





a Compiled from British Diplomatic and Consular Reports, Nos. 3469, 3686, and 
3924. 

b Not separately stated. 

c Includes articles partly of iron. 

<J Includes S594,605 in free goods and $24,950 in imports by land, of which no 
classification was made. 

e Includes $599,610 in free goods and 839,110 in imports by land, of which no 
classification was made. 

The principal articles imported into Guatemala during the years 
1904 to 1906 are shown in Table 44, compiled from the report of the 
British consular agent. It appears that cotton goods constituted the 
most important article and amounted in 1906 to $1,622,000, or almost 
30 per cent. Second in importance are the imports of iron and steel 
manufactures, amounting to $800,000, which is considerable for a 
small country like Guatemala; moreover, these imports are rapidly 
growing, an increase of 80 per cent having taken place within two 
years, since in 1904 they amounted to only $440,000. Wines and 
liquors, drugs and chemicals, and woolen goods amounted to from 
$200,000 to $250,000 each. The imports of wheat flour were con- 
siderable both in 1904 and in 1905, reaching the sum of $580,000 in 
the latter year, no data being available for 1906. The bulk of the 
remainder of the imports, as far as classified, consists of coal, linen 
goods, leather and its manufactures, paper and its manufactures, 
silk goods, and wood and its manufactures. From $500,000 to 
$600,000 worth is imported annually free, and is not classified as 
to its nature. Of the important articles enumerated above, more 
than half the cotton cloths and almost all the cotton yarn come 
from the United Kingdom. On the other hand, all the wheat flour 



26 



COIVIMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



and almost all the i-ailway materials and a considerable part of the 
machinery and implements come from the United States. Germany 
contributes considerable quantities of cotton goods, chemicals, and 
machinery. 

The exports of principal articles from Guatemala are shown in 
Table 45, as far as data are available, namelj^ from 1900 to 1906. 
Coffee is by far the largest item of export, forming from 84 to 90 
per cent of the total exports during each of these six years. Other 
items of some importance are hides, rubber, timber, and bananas, 
which do not show any tendency to increase; the exports of rubber 
show some decline. The exports of sugar have fallen off consider- 
ably within the last five years. 

Table 45.- 



akt:c.ks. 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


Coffee: 
Ingrain... 
In parch- 

Timber.. '.'.".'. 

Hides 

Rubber 

Bananas.... 
Sugar 


Dollars. 

16,485,935 

102,855 
232,180 
265,060 
60,615 
192,860 


Dollars. 

6,762,125 

43,115 
94; 325 
247,550 
131,345 
185,490 


Dollars. 
14,431,385 

13,308,845 

S^:ro 

127,065 
59.945 

122,995 
21, 410 
36,820 


Dollars. 
3,668,440 

2,101,290 
101,565 
279,260 
221.175 
89,030 
181,180 
13,260 
43, 78.5 


Dollars. 

3,721,715 

2,754,920 
284,820 
225,965 
219, 470 
127,545 
112,015 
20, 715 
84,700 


Dollars. 

4,568,755 

2,728,590 
219,330 
213,470 
184,020 
122,825 
97,800 

80:225 


Dollars. 

U, 159, 695 

178, 440 
280,565 
194,055 
155, 100 
47,190 
20, 120 
101,115 


All other.... 


53, 725 


55,535 


Total 


7,393,230 


7,519,485 


9,031,510 


6,718,985 


7,551,865 


8,237,755 


7,136,280 



The predominating importance of coffee in the exports from 
Guatemala justifies the following table, showing the amount of the 
exports and its distribution in the main markets: 



—Exports of Coffee from Gi 
Countries.": 



YEARS. 


Total 
exports. 


To Ger- 
many. 


To United 
States. 


To United 
Kingdom. 


To all other 
countries. 


1896 

i9oi;;;;;;;!;;;;;.';; 
19026 

19046 


'Pounds. 
68,772,633 
82,475,585 
82,603,283 
84, 194, 432 
72,982,448 
75,414,528 
77,402,200 
64,766,400 
90,811,392 
76,663,328 


Pounds. 
44,268,078 
54,380,672 
49,927,011 
48,702,080 
44,416,068 
41,227,872 
39,554,100 
32,060,740 

42,508,032 


Pounds. 
11,962,467 
13,705,552 
12,837,323 

14! 057; 120 
24,340,160 
20,887,100 
19,159,940 

22,293,040 


Pounds. 
10,332,847 
12,327,740 
17,999,913 
18,390,400 
11,467,680 

8,412,320 
10,516,100 
12,442,100 

9,856,336 


Pounds. 
2,209,241 
2,061,621 
1,839,036 
1,405,600 

li 434; 176 
6,444,900 


1905 

1906 


2,005,920 



1 Compiled from British Consular and Diplomatic Reports 
1905-1906); Handelsarcbiv, 1904, Vol. II, p. 74 (1902), and Bericl 
und Industrie, Vol. VIII, p. 728 (1904). 

b 20 per cent of the weight of the unshelled beans discounted. 

c No data available. 



The total exports of coffee are found to have been 
during the last few years. The table somewhat exaggerates this 
decline, inasmuch as the German sources from which the data for 
1902 and 1904 are taken discount 20 per cent of the weight of the 
unshelled beans, while the figures for 1896 to 1901 represent the 
gi-oss weight. But even the gross weight of the coffee exported in 
1904 was only 64,766,000 pounds, against 84,194,000 pounds in 1899. 

While Germany remains the main market for Guatemalan coffee, 
taking 55 per cent in 1906, the share shipped to the United States 
has shown a constant increase, from 17.4 per cent in 1896 to 29.6 
per cent in 1904, 

TARIFF. 

The tariff of Guatemala contains 3,000 schedules, providing 
specific rates for various imports. Additional surtaxes and charges 
are levied similar to those levied in other Spanish-American 
countries. 



[Ai 



HONDURAS. 

10 square miles; populatio 



44,000.] 



The total commerce of Honduras in 1906 was ?5, 392, 000, of which 
^2,512,000 were imports and $2,880,000 exports. Of the imports 

63.1 per cent was drawn from the United States, and of the exports 

87.2 per cent was sent to the United States. The official figures of 
the United States with reference to its trade with Honduras show 
that the imports therefrom have grown from $984,404 in 1890 to 
§988,606 in 1900 and $2,296,556 in 1907, and the exports thereto 
from $552,024 in 1890 to $1,181,453 in 1900 and $1,833,056 in 1907. 



The imports and exports of Honduras during the last eight fiscal 
years are shown in Table 47, compiled from various foreign sources 
because of the unsatisfactory condition of the commercial statistics 
of Honduras: 



Table 47. — Commerce of Honduras, 1 



.K.KS.. 


imports. 


Exports. 


YEARS.!' 


Imports. 


Exports. 


1899 


Dollars. 
1.404.016 

i; 815,' 044 
1,750,865 


Dollars. 
1,155,070 
1; 740:220 
2,073,971 
2, 468, 142 


1903 


Dollars. 
1,437,009 
2,222,873 
2,362,760 
2,511,610 


Dollars. 
1,755,062 
2,172,582 
2,419,307 




1904 


1901 


1905 









b Since 1903 years ended July 31; years 1899-1901 ended June 30, according to 
statement of British consul reporting. 

c From Bulletins of the Bureau of American Republics, which do not state 
whether fiscal or calendar year is meant. 

While the foreign trade of this Republic is not very great, it has 
shown a healthy growth within the last few years. The steady 
increase both in exports and imports since 1899 was interrupted by 
a decline in the fiscal year 1902-3, due to internal disorders, but 
this has been followed by a rapid rise in exports and a still greater 
rise in imports, so that the trade is now more than double that of 
1899. The distribution both of the import and export trade by 
countries is shown in Table 48. 

Table 48. — Imports into and Exports from Honduras, Years 
ended July 31, 1903-1906, by Countries." 



COt;KTR,ES. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


Imports from— 


Dollars. 

1,010,380 

102,962 

113,431 

36,017 

76, 731 

37,247 

1,269 

21,822 

5,378 

25,171 

2,903 

3,698 


Dollars. 

1,518,617 

177,874 

214,217 

50,701 

144,795 

44,792 

8,725 

19,004 

4,929 

8,070 

22,877 

8,272 


Dollars. 

1,689,881 
212,764 
184,956 

94:952 
56,555 

8,402 
21,340 
10,796 

1,600 

13:648 


Dollars. 










France 


105, 416 




99,724 






Salvador 


32,012 




18,669 






Guatemala 


















1,437,009 


2,222,873 


2,362,760 


2 511,610 






Exports to— 


1,269,350 
16,861 
231,635 
27,504 
34,913 
3,167 
2,683 
2,702 
39,967 


1,617,978 
49, 124 
329,810 
20: 829 
51,373 
12,144 
5,282 
11,863 
39, 109 
20, 169 
14,901 


2,009,880 
94, 517 
170,027 
56,542 
32,360 
8,098 

1:570 

37,184 

570 


2,511,591 








81,454 


Guatemala 


36,550 




14,917 




13, 472 








5,866 




102 




126,280 










1,755,062 


2,172,582 


2,419,132 


2,879,949 







a Data for 1904 and 1905 from Memoria Presentada & la Asamblea Nacional 
Constituyente, 1903-1905; 1903 from British Diplomatic and Consular Reports, 
Annual Series, No. 3334; 1900 from No. 3750, same series. 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



27 



The United States is far ahead of all other countries both in the 
imports and exports, her share in 1906 being about two-thirds of the 
imports and almost seven-eighths of the exports. It absorbs an 
increasing share of the exported products of Honduras, since in 1903 
only 74 per cent of the total exports were consigned to the United 
States. The main competitors of the United States in the markets 
of Honduras, the United Kingdom and Germany, contributed in 
1906 only a little over 10 per cent each, and France only 4 per cent, 
of the imports. As a market for the exports of Honduras, Cuba was 
quite important, taking in 1904 about 15 per cent, but the exports 
to Cuba rapidly fell to 7 per cent in 1905 and to less than 3 per cent 
in 1906, while the exports to Germany have materially increased, 
from less than 1 per cent in 1903 to almost 5 per cent in 1906. 

In Table 49 the nature of the exports from Honduras is shown, as 
far it was possible to obtain the information, mainly from the reports 
of the British consular agents, for the eight years ended in 1906. 
Bananas are seen to constitute the main article of export, consti- 
tuting nearly 40 per cent of the total. Nearly all of the bananas ex- 
ported go to the United States. A few other agricultural products 
are exported, though in much smaller quantities, namely cocoanuts, 
rubber, and mahogany and cedar woods, but amounting together 
in the fiscal year 1906 to less than §200,000. The articles next in 
importance to bananas are silver in bars, and various ores of the 
precious metals. Especially rapid has been the increase in the 
exports of the ores, from less than §20,000 in 1899 to over $800,000 
in 1906, while the exports of silver bars have not shown a cor- 
responding increase. Some live stock is exported, mainly to Cuba 
and to the neighboring Central American States. 

Table 49. — Exports from Honduras, Fiscal Years 1899-1906, 
BY Principal Articles." 



.KXICLKS. 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 




Dollars. 
433,449 
18,746 
269,930 
127, 191 
17,369 
64,145 

42,' 105 
11,480 
51,799 
4,161 
16,371 
45,604 


Dollars. 

537,612 
15, 412 

312,113 

438, 326 
34,114 
49,020 
23,719 
37,959 
19,471 
39,978 
7,173 
19,636 

159,223 


Dollars. 
764,245 
25,014 
559, 477 
195,555 

91^427 
28,450 
29, 486 
53, 468 
34,849 
9,616 
17,641 
167,544 


Dollars, 
b 789, 828 




925, 321 




(0 




226,270 




d 74 034 




^^^,680 






e 111,348 
^1?I,729 








(/) 




AU other 


202 164 








1,124,230 


1,693,756 


2,018,600 


2,510,307 




aht:c.es. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 




Dollars. 
591,002 
197,955 
160,998 
311,203 
92,790 
95, 155 
24,537 
42,845 

23] 792 
25, 496 
26,634 
45,895 


Dollars. 

924,557 
214,546 
148, 108 
420,539 
89,063 
95,646 
25,484 
5,457 
72,958 
41,104 
23,235 
16,038 
95,847 


Dollars. 
903,668 
501,720 
258, 418 
258,961 
108,095 
91,702 
36,469 
55,711 
95,355 
22,914 
21,370 
13,039 
51, 710 


Dollars. 
1 018 378 








316,601 










105', 972 
43,064 
36, 494 
35,769 
33,215 
19,430 
V 17,823 
77,280 


Rubber . . . 








Deer skins 




AU other 




Total 


1,708,200 


2,172,582 


2,419,132 


2,803,054 



<» Compiled from British Diplomatic and Consular Reports, Nos. 2463, 2756, 
3334, and 3756, except 1901-2, compiled from "Honduras 1904," published by 
"the International Bureau of the American Republics. 

b Includes all fruit. 

cNo data. 

d Includes all skins. 

e Includes all woods. 

/ Included in ' ' Cattle hides." 

Honduras does not publish detailed statistics of her import trade 
by articles, and the following data are therefore based on the 

■ export statistics of the three most important countries in this respect, 
viz, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany. The 

.chief item in the import trade is cotton goods, which in 1906 formed 



nearly one-third of the total exports from the United States to that 
country and more than two-thirds of the exports from the United 
Kingdom. The German figures, which group together Honduras, 
Nicaragua, and Salvador, also show a great preponderance of cotton 
goods in the exports, amounting to nearly one-fourth of the total 
German exports to those three countries. The next largest item in 
the imports is iron and steel and manufactures thereof, which 
formed about one-sixth of the exports from the United States to 
Honduras, while in the case of the United Kingdom it is slightly 
less than the exports of woolens to Honduras. Another large item 
is wheat flour, practically all from the United States. Manufac- 
tures of leather, mineral oil, and provisions complete the list of the 
more important items of importation. 



The import tariff of Honduras comprises more than 1,600 sched- 
ules, all specific duties being charged according to weight, the 
only exception being wood for building purposes, which is dutiable 
per 1,000 square feet. The rates range all the way from very low 
revenue duties to high protective duties. Export duties are levied on 
caoutchouc, mahogany, cedar, and cabinet woods, and sarsaparilla. 

HONDURAS, BRITISH. 

[Area, 7,562 square miles; population in 1901, 37,479.] 
The total commerce of British Honduras in 1905, the latest year 
for which statistics are available, was §3,712,000, of which §1,877,000 
were imports and §1,835,000 exports. Of the imports 50.9 per cent 
was drawn from the United States, and of the exports 52.1 per 
cent was sent to the United States. The official figures of the 
United States with reference to its trade with British Honduras 
show that the imports from that country have grown from §186.831 
in 1890 to §198,040 in 1900 and §754,581 in 1907, and the exports 
thereto from §354,468 in 1890 to §615,522 in 1900 and §1,280,540 in 
1907, these being fiscal-year figures in all cases. 

COMMERCE. 

While the foreign commerce of all the Central American Repub- 
lics has shown within recent years a tendency toward healthy 
growth, the colony of British Honduras has rather retrograded com- 
mercially. This was especially noticeable in the middle of the last 
decade of the nineteenth century, since which time the volume of 
trade has been increasing somewhat. A probable explanation may 
be found in the fact that the port of Belize was formerly an impor- 
tant commercial center for the distribution of the European imports 
to Central America and the concentration of Central American 
products for shipment to Europe. With the improvement of direct 
steamship connections between Europe and the various Central 
American ports, Belize has lost a considerable part of this trade. 
The population of the colony is extremely small, only 36,668 in 
1904, occupying an area of 7,562 square miles, or a little less than 5 
inhabitants per square mile. A great part of the area of Honduras is 
covered with forests, though lumbering, continued for many years, 
has denuded a considerable part of it. The exports of British Hon- 
duras still consist mainly of timber, though within recent years the 
exports of fruits and nuts and some other agricultural products have 
been growing. In 1890 the exports of timber amounted to §775,000, 
or about 80 per cent of the total, while in 1904, the latest year for 
which statistics are available, they amounted to §742,000, or only 
67 per cent. There has been some change in the classes of the wood 
exported; logwood, which fifteen years ago constituted two-thirds 
of the total exports, at present amounts to less than one-fourth, while 
the exports of mahogany have increased from 5 million cubic feet, 
worth §265,000, in 1890, to 9 million cubic feet, worth §531,000, in 
1904. For the same period, exports of bananas have increased from 
350,000 bunches to 508,000 bunches, and cocoanuts from 1,300,000 
nuts to 3,400,000. The increase in the exports of sapodilla gum have 
been quite remarkable since they first appeared on the records in 
1894, with exports worth §400 ; in 1904, ten years later, they amounted 
to §120,000. 



28 



COIklMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



The imports into British Honduras are of about the same nature 
as those of most Central American countries, with perhaps the 
distinction that a vastly greater proportion consist of consump- 
tion goods, there being scarcely any imports of raw materials 
or machinery and implements. The most important items are 
wheat flour, rice, meat, provisions and dairy products, distilled 
spirits, tobacco and its manufactures, wines, boots and shoes, 
drugs and chemicals, live animals, cotton manufactures, other 
textiles, and clothing, while in other Central American countries, 
such as Costa Rica, the growth in imports of various machinery has 
been quite noticeable. The trade of British Honduras, or prac- 
tically Belize, which port is credited with 97 per cent of the tonnage 
of vessels arrived in 1904, is mainly with two countries, the United 
States and the United Kingdom, but to a small extent also with its 
neighbor, Mexico. In 1904 about three-fifths of the imports came 
from the United States, more than one-fourth from the United King- 
dom, and about 10 per cent from Mexico, leaving less than 5 per.cent 
for all other countries. Of the exports of the products of British 
Honduras, about 35 per cent were destined for the United Kingdom 
and almost 60 per cent for the United States. In addition to this, Be- 
lize- exported foreign products to the amount of about $750,000, 
some of which were products of other Central American countries, 
and some other merchandise brought there from Europe or the 
United States. In 1904 the United States took from British Hon- 
duras all the bananas it exported, nine-tenths of its cocoanuts, 
almost all its sapodilla giun, all its plantains and rubber, most of 
its cedar, and more than half of its mahogany. The exports to 
the United Kingdom consist mainly of mahogany and logwood. 
As to the imports, most of the animal and vegetable food products 
were imported from the United States, as well as most of the hard- 
ware, cotton goods, drugs and chemicals, etc. The imports from 
the United Kingdom consisted mainly of malt liquors, ready-made 
clothing, confectionery, cotton goods, rice, paints, silks, soap, and 
tea. 

For detailed statements of the trade of British Honduras by 
countries and articles for the last fifteen years, see pages 74, 89, 
and 90. 

NICARAGUA. 



[Area, 49,200 square miles; population, about 5( 



10.] 



The total commerce of Nicaragua in 1905, the latest year for 
which statistics are available, was $6,836,000, of which $3,447,000 
were imports and $3,389,000 exports. Of the imports 55.3 per cent 
was drawn from the United States, and of the exports 49.9 per cent 
was sent to the United States. The official figm-es of the United 
States with reference to its trade with Nicaragua show that the 
imports therefrom have decreased from $1,655,690 in 1890 to 
$1,520,266 in 1900 and §1,028,166 in 1907, and the exports thereto 
increased from $1,373,019 in 1890 to $1,817,869 in 1900 and $1,923,111 
in 1907. 

In the several tabular statements which follow, the trade of 
Nicaragua is given by countries and by articles for the years 1898 
to 1904, as far as information is available. The violent fluctuations 
of the Nicaraguan currency, coupled with the fact that the statis- 
tics of the earlier years until 1903 and especially the data for 
exports are stated in that fluctuating currency, make the deter- 
mination of the actual amounts of the trade a very difficult matter. 
The tables were compiled from the reports of the Nicaraguan Gov- 
ernment and have been converted at the rate of exchange indicated 
in these publications. It must be pointed out though that the 
values thus obtained are greatly at variance with those published 
by the British consuls, and it was impossible to determine the 
causes of these differences. 

The exports from Nicaragua amoimt to about 3 to 4 million dollars 
annually, except for 1902, when the small value stated in Table 
50 was the result of the very high rate of exchange for gold, 
though in the currency of the country the exports for 1902 were 



even greater than for 1901. Since 1899 the United States has held 
the lead among the purchasers of the products of Nicaragua, taking 
annually from 50 to 60 per cent of the total exports, though in 1898 
both Germany and the United Kingdom were ahead of the United 
States. In 1904, the latest year for which data are available, 53 
per cent were sent to the United States, 13 per cent to Germany, 
and about 12 per cent each to the United Kingdom and France. 
These exports consist mainly of coffee, of which over 20 million 
pounds were exported, valued at $1,404,000, or 36 per cent of the 
total exports. Next in importance in 1904 came timber and lum- 
ber, consisting mainly of mahogany, and amounting to $840,000, 
or nearly 22 per cent. Some mahogany was exported in the years 
1898 to 1900, but the exports were almost discontinued in the sub- 
sequent three years, amounting in 1903 to $17,000 only, so that 
the high exports of 1904 seem to indicate a sudden revival of the 
forest industry. Among other articles of export may be mentioned 
bananas, cattle, and India rubber. The exports of the latter, 
however, are not as large now as they were five or six years ago. 
While the exports thus seem to consist of agricultiural products 
mainly, some quantities of gold dust are also exported, varying in 
value from $300,000 to $800,000 annually. The United States 
takes practically all the bananas exported, almost all the mahogany, 
all the rubber, and almost all the gold, but very little coffee, which 
constitutes the bulk of the exports to the other countries men- 
tioned above. Thus, coffee comprises 99 per cent of the exports to 
Germany and 96 per cent of the exports to France, but only 54 per 
cent of the exports to the United Kingdom, to which country are 
also exported some quantities of mahogany and gold. 

Table 50. — Exports prom Nicaragua, 1898-1904, by Countries. « 



cot^™.s. 


1898 6 


1899 


1900 1 1901 


1902 


1908 


1904 


United states.. 
United Kingl' 


Dollars. 
837,038 
851,638 

951,401 
109,496 

i 

398^ 977 


1,535,210 
297,986 

289,456 
126,997 
5,313 
16,770 
16,881 
4i;503 
11,848 


Dollars. Dollars. 

1,339,8741,765,898 

684,478: 376,795 


Dollars. 
911,737 
337, 104 

232,318 
174, 723 
122,250 
25,570 
44,364 
39,840 
8,847 


Dollars. 

1,941,332 

431, 659 

265,406 
252,521 
175, 186 
28,320 
30,612 
36,596 


Dollars. 

2,088,570 

528,473 




314,997 

9,' 191 
38,858 
74,548 
11,292 


251,574 
119,114 
45,509 
23,533 
57,703 
5,467 


494, 179 


Costa Rica 

Honduras 

Salvador 


168,002 
38,378 
22,065 


Guatemala 


17,284 


AU other 


25,332 


24,694 


37,404 


36, 131 


67,825 


24,571 


Total 


3,098,550 


2,367,296 


2,847,549 3,360,910 


1,932,882 


3,222,609 


3,925,920 



a Compiled from Memoria de Hacienda y Credito Publico. 
b Compiled from British Diplomatic and Consular Reports, No. 2329. Data 
for the port of Bluefields not included in official publication of Nicaragua, 
c Included in "All other." 

Table 51. — Exports from Nicaragua, 1898-1904, by Articles. o 



ARTICLES. 


1898 6 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1908 c 1904 


Bananas 


Dollars. 
(d) 
170,328 
11,855 
1,216,625 
152,020 
504, 194 
17,519 

234,293 
132,533 


Dollars. 
409,229 

C) 

11,654 
616, 745 
135,273 
472,810 

57,523 

140,639 
51,860 


Dollars. 
521,538 

8,076 

1,375,410 

82,626 

235,789 

29,735 

219,099 
98,541 


Dollars. 
634, 145 
109,620 
8,164 
942,738 
218,713 
382,437 
135,063 

81^571 


Dollars. 
241,722 
124,948 

27,494 
803,322 

99,541 
134,919 

36,704 

4,879 
89,794 


Dollars. Dollars. 
918,074 286,000 
198,976 170,000 




16,066 12,000 


Coffee 


1,050,1421,404,000 


Hides and skins 
India rubber... 
Sugar 


132,646 

13^999 

17,064 
111,366 


91,000 
298,000 
12,000 


xTmberand- 

lumber 

AU other 


840,000 
126,000 


Total mer- 
chandise. . . . 
Gold dust and 
bullion 


2,439,367 
553,448 


1,895,733 
332,489 


2,570,814 2,415,834 
276,735 851,768 


1,563,323 

341,774 
1,091 
20,774 
5,921 


2,715,992 
504,558 


3,239,000 
087,000 












Silver coin. 


105,734 


139,075 




93,308 


2,059 








Total exports 


3,098,549 


2,367,297 


2,847,549 3,360,910 


1,932,883 


3,222,609|3,926,000 



a Compiled from Memoria de Hacienda y Credito Publico. 
b Compiled from British Diplomatic and Consular Reports, No. 2329. Data 
for the port of Bluefields not included in official publication of Nicaragua. 
c Compiled from British Diplomatic and Consular Reports, No. 3337. 
d Not separately stated. 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



29 



In the import trade of Nicaragua the preponderance of the United 
States is equally great, more than half having come from this coun- 
try during the last five years, although as late as 1898 the United 
Kingdom sent almost twice as much as the United States. About 
24 per cent of the imports in 1904 came from the United Kingdom, 
about 13 per cent from Germany, and 8 per cent from France. 
These consist mainly of cotton manufactures, provisions, flour, 
iron and steel manufactures, and many other manufactured articles. 

Table 52. — Imports into Nicaragua, 1898-1904, by Countries. « 





1898 6 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


United States. 

Germany 

United King- 


Dollars. 
680,824 
496,383 

1,162,850 
223,859 

31,077 

m 
m 

194,661 


Dollars. 
253,212 
115,499 

250, 171 

126,163 

5,084 

7,678 

227,303 

473 

« 759, 805 


Dollars. 

1,306,721 

108,540 

740,370 
306,133 

15,246 
34,895 


Dollars. 

1,361,702 

111,513 

470, 432 
194,542 


Dollars. 

1,204,537 

250,388 

393,324 
209,968 

22; 455 
17,760 
50,637 


Dollars. 

1,457,157 

259,516 

517,376 
137,762 
23,536 

20,457 
15,759 
10,553 
18,727 


Dollars. 

1,668,494 

405,204 

772,172 


France 


255,762 
25,985 


Central Amer- 
ican States, 


21,842 
25,970 
2,824 
75,914 


17,925 
24,622 


Beiluii::;:::; 

Another 




65,460 


22,697 


TotaL... 


2,789,654 


n, 745, 388 


2,577,965 


2,264,739 


2,169,510 


2,460,943 


3,202,259 



"Compiled from Memoria de Hacienda y Credito Publico. 
6 Compiled from Britisli Diplomatic and Consular Reports, No. 2329. Data 
for the port of Bluefields not included in official publication of Nicaragua. 
cincluded in "Central American States. " 
1* Included in "All other." 
« Includes S746,808 imports into Atlantic coast ports not classified. 

COMMERCE. 

According to a report of the British foreign office, all the flour, 
kerosene, building lumber, dynamite, leaf tobacco, windmills, and 
imitation jewelry come from the United States, which also occu- 
pies first place in supplying provisions, agricultural machinery, 
hardware, drugs, rice, manufactures of silk, hempen rope, tram- 
way rails, leather, tallow, beer, barbed wire, spirits, paints, sewing 
machines, candles, manufactured tobacco, umbrellas, and salt. 

The United Kingdom leads in manufactures of cotton and wool, 
soap, jute bags, and lubricating oil; Germany in paper, hats, 
matches, ready-made clothing, manufactures of glass, Portland 
cement, earthenware, prussian blue, and pianos, while France 
ranks first in wines and perfumery. The United Kingdom appears 
first in the importation of firearms, but in these returns does not 
appear the value of the arms introduced by the Government of 
Nicaragua for military purposes, nearly all of which come from 
the United States. No returns are obtainable of the value of gun- 
powder, percussion caps, shot, and cartridges imported. The sale 
of these articles is a Government monopoly, and they do not pass 
through the custom-house, but all or nearly all of them were re- 
ceived from the United States. 

A noticeable item is the almost complete monopoly held by the 
United States in the sale of boots and shoes. Until recently these 
goods were imported from Austria-Hungary, a few coming from the 
United Kingdom, France, and Germany. Most of the better class 
of boots and shoes are now imported into Nicaragua from New 
Orleans, while coarser boots for workmen are received from Boston. 

Beer comes from the United States and Germany, and the greater 
part of the ordinary soap is from the United Kingdom, but imports 
of the latter article have of late years been much reduced, owing 
to the establishment of several native soap factories that turn out 
a fairly good article, and as the materials are admitted duty free 
the product is able to compete successfully in prices with foreign 
soap. All the tallow and most of the materials used in soap making 
come from the United States. 

The leather imports, which amount in value to about 130,000 
per annum, are nearly equally divided between the United States 
and Germany. 



.KTZCES. 


1898 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 




Dollars. 

33,555 

(6) 

1, 150, 441 

75,431 
47; 448 
148,185 

94,897 

104,216 
18,979 
14,356 

59,079 

C) 

(.<>) 

27,690 
172,761 


Dollars. 

81,255 

3,064 

643,928 

71,510 
69,576 
158,857 
22,158 
20,425 

38,294 
29,051 
1,605 
2,037 
38,275 
60,896 
41,336 
23,498 

25,836 
37,470 
12,679 
38,108 
24,987 
c 1,133, 120 


Dollars. 

30! 531 
364,914 

83,902 
37, 175 
155,039 
27,8.31 
34,690 

178,918 
73,661 
22,762 
32,569 

104,011 
46,246 
31,416 
24,110 

23,674 
41,825 
24,221 
21,815 
40,370 
726,780 


Dollars. 
93, 169 
43,602 
480,857 

56,232 
52,971 

2l| 101 
23,465 

85,921 
47,006 

16,002 
81,642 
44,735 
32,915 
14,721 

26,377 
42,316 
23,569 
28,505 
32,277 
734,543 


Dollars. 




40,275 
641,794 


Cotton manufactures 

Drugs, medicines, and chem- 
icals 


Fibers, manufactures of 

Flour 


48,514 
133,342 


Hats 




121,390 
33,048 


Iron and steel, and manu- 






Lumber 

Provisions of all kinds 


26,766 
213,965 


Silk, manufactures of 


45,380 
17,811 

16,094 


Spirits, wines, and malt Uq- 
Spirits 


Wines.';.'.:::::::;;:::::: 




38,932 

4^9^ 
693,700 


23,340 


Tallow 




35,730 






Total merchandise 


2,789,653 


c 2,577, 965 


2,220,358 


2,123,229 
46,281 


2,359,447 






Total imports 


2,789,653- 


c 2,577, 965 


2,264,739 


2,169,510 


2,460,943 



o Compiled from British Diplomatic and Consular Reports, No. 2963 (1898), 
No. 3337 (1903), and Memoria de Hacienda y Credito Publico (1900-1902). 
b Not separately stated. 

c Includes §715,600 imports into port of Bluefields not classified. 
d Includes 811,358 in Nicaraguan treasury notes. 

TARIFF. 

The tariff of Nicaragua contains over 1,600 schedules providing 
specific rates of duty bn imports. The duties are in several cases 
quite high, although a large number of products required in the 
industries are admitted free, such as lumber, charcoal, wood pulp 
for paper making, railway appliances, iron and steel products, etc. 
Goods not mentioned and not resembling any articles mentioned 
in the tariff are subject to a duty of "150 per cent of their value, 
according to the consular invoice." The law further provides that 
if such goods "consist of raw materials similar to those of national 
production they shall be chargeable with duty at the rate of 200 
per cent of the amount of the invoice." Should unenumerated 
articles consist of materials for arts or trade or for agricultui-al or 
industrial purposes and not be serviceable for ordinary use, but for 
especial and exclusive service, "they shall be assessed with a duty 
of 100 per cent of the amount of the invoice." 



[Area, 31,570 square miles; population, estimated at 340,000.] 
The total commerce of Panama in 1904, the latest year for which 
statistics are available, was $1,845,000, of which §759,000 were im- 
ports and $1,086,000 exports. Of the imports 68.7 per cent was 
drawn from the United States, and of the exports 96.6 per cent was 
sent to the United States. The ofiicial figm-es of the United States 
with reference to its trade with Panama show that the imports 
therefrom have grown from |440,747 in 1904 to $813,154 in 1905, 
$1,065,887 in 1906, and $1,752,314 in 1907, and the exports thereto 
from $979,724 in 1904 to $4,745,562 in 1905, $12,460,289 in 1906, 
and $16,150,953 in 1907. 

The bulk of the population of Panama is concentrated on the 
Pacific slope of the Cordillera, west of Panama City, and, with the 
exception of the towns of Panama and Colon (20,000 and 3,000 
inhabitants, respectively), all the more important towns are in the 
interior, evidently for hygienic reasons. The eastern part of the 
Republic, comprising most of the province of Panama, which 
stretches from the Canal Zone to the Colombia boundary, is mostly 



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COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



2; Tuira River, 



a wilderness, the only settlements being those a 
in the southeastern corner. 

The soil is of great fertility and the climate induces luxuriant 
growth of tropical vegetation; of the whole area about one-half is 
unoccupied, and of the remainder only a small part is properly 
cultivated. Bananas are the most important crop, the industry 
being concentrated in the province of Boca del Toro, in the north- 
west corner, which depends almost entirely on this crop. Coffee 
is grown in all the inhabited districts, the best results being obtained 
in Chiriqui Province, near the Costa Rican frontier (500,000 trees), 
and in the Code Province (50,000 trees). Cacao grows in many 
parts, but best in Code Province (southwest of the Canal Zone). 
Tobacco of good quality is produced, but not in sufficient quantity 
to supply the home demand. Sugar cane is raised in Chiriqui, Los 
Santos, Code, and Veraguas provinces. Corn, rice, and other 
cereals are grown, but not enough to supply the home demand. 
Rubber is collected in the mountains and near the coast. Cotton, 
indigo, vanilla, cocoanuts, cloves and other spices, tropical fruits 
and vegetables, palms, ivory nuts, sarsaparilla, and ipecacuanha 
grow wild and in cultivation. 

MANUFACTURES. 

Except a few small soap, match, chocolate, ice, and aerated water 
factories, Panama can not be said to have any manufactures. A 
carbonating plant has been established at the Paraiso Springs, in 
the Canal Zone, 8 miles from Panama. The plant is equipped with 
American machinery. A central school for the manufacture of 
"Panama hats" has been established in the district of Arrijan, a 
little west of Panama City. At present "Panama hats" are made 
in Ecuador. 

The prospect of security and of a large influx of capital has led to 
increased immigration and colonization. The main obstacle, the 
unsatisfactory reputation the country has borne from a sanitary 
point of view, will probably be lessened by the labors of the sani- 
tary commission. In fact, that reputation, which grew out of con- 
ditions in the two cities of Panama and Colon, has been unjustly 
extended to the whole country. The larger part of the Republic is 
mountainous, and therefore not subject to the miasmas which create 
the fevers in the lowlands. The tract to be colonized is in the 
southeastern part of the Republic, which at present is almost unin- 
habited. It is very well watered, an excellent gi-azing country, 
and rich in minerals. Each foreigner who will undertake to estab- 
lish cultivation of any kind or to raise live stock there will receive 
247 acres of land and an advance, not to exceed $1,000 in gold, for 
transportation of himself and family and for seeds, implements, etc., 
repayments to be made, without interest, in five annual install- 
ments. 

TRANSPORTATION. 

The Panama Railroad, completed on January 28, 1855, is the 
most important means of transportation on the Isthmus. It is a 
single-track 5-foot gauge road, 47^ miles in length, connecting the 
cities of Colon and Panama. It handles the local trade, but its 
importance lies chiefly in the transit trade between the Atlantic and 
Pacific. Inl903thistransittradeamountedto281, 778 tons, or80per 
cent of a total freight tonnage of 349,538 tons; during the same year 
77,865 passengers were carried. In 1904 the total traffic was 415,000 
tons, of which 366,570 tons, or 81.46 per cent, was transit; 114,000 
passengers were carried. Of the total tonnage, 56.71 per cent was 
west bound and 43.29 per cent east bound in 1904. The road is con- 
trolled by the United States Government, which owns over 97 per 
cent of the stock. Two wagon roads lead out of Panama — one, the 
Royal road, extends northwest a distance of 17 miles to Cruces; the 
other, an old and little used road, reaches across the Isthmus to Porto 
Bello, almost due north of Panama. There are no other highways 
in the country, except crude roads and trails along the railway and 
in the vicinity of the larger towns; but an extensive network of new 
roads has been planned and in part begun. 



The chief ports and trade centers on the Isthums are Colon, Boca 
del Toro, and Panama, in the Republic of Panama; and Cristobal 
and Ancon, in the Canal Zone. Other ports are, on the Atlantic side, 
Porto Bello and Chagres; on the Pacific side, Aguadulce, San Miguel 
(Pearl Islands), Taboga (island of Taboga, off Panama City), and 
Flamenco (Canal Zone). Steamship lines making regular calls at 
Colon include three British (Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, 
Leyland Line, Harrison Line), one German (Hambm-g- American), 
one French (Compagnie Gen^rale Transatlantique) , one Italian (La 
Veloce, for Genoa and Trieste), one Spanish (La Cornpafiia Tras- 
atl4ntica de Barcelona) , and one American (Panama Railroad Steam- 
ship Company). The American line has a weekly service between 
Colon and New York. The United Fruit Company has also vessels 
plying between New Orleans and Mobile and Colon and Boca del 
Toro. Camors, McConnell & Co. make connection between Mobile 
and Boca del Toro about eight times a month; the Di Giorgio Steam- 
ship Company. Mobile to Boca del Toro, twice a month. On the 
Pacific side the steamers of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company, 
of Liverpool, and of the Chilean Steamship Company, of Valparaiso, 
maintain weekly communication between Panama and the principal 
ports of South and Central America; the Pacific Mail' Steamship 
Company maintains a weekly service between Panama and San 
Francisco, calling at the principal Central American ports; and the 
German Kosmos Line calls about once a month, establishing com- 
munication with the principal ports of the west coast of North and 
South America. 

COMMERCE. 

Statistics of the commerce of Panama are difficult to obtain, as 
they were merged with those of Colombia previous to November, 

1903, and the machinery of the new Government was not fuUy 
organized for some time after its establishment. A large part of 
the records of the port of Panama, moreover, was destroyed by fire 
in Jime, 1904. The only statistics available of the total foreign 
trade are those of imports into Colon for the fiscal years 1903 and 

1904, and imports into and exports from Boca del Toro for the fiscal 
year 1904. The publication of monthly returns of the foreign trade 
of Panama was begun by the recently organized general statistical 
office of the Republic in the fall of 1907, so that full returns will be 
available in the future. The trade of the United States with Pan- 
ama is shown elsewhere in this report. 

During the second half of 1903 the total imports into the Republic 
were $835,043, of which the United States contributed more than 
one-third, the United Kingdom a little less than one-third, and Ger- 
many one-sixth. In the second half of 1903 the following articles 
came almost exclusively from the United States: Carts, trucks, 
cement, flour, wheat, hams, rubber manufactures, lard, canned 
goods, cars, petrolexmi, phonographs, resins, turpentine, and type- 
writers. The United States tables of imports from and exports to 
Panama for the four fiscal years ended June 30, 1907, show that the 
imports from Panama almost quadrupled, while the exports to 
Panama increased more than sixteen times. 

The largest item in the imports into the United States from Pan- 
ama is bananas, valued at $263,000 in 1904, $415,000 in 1905, and 
$713,442 in 1906, constituting in the first two years more than one- 
half and dm-ing 1906 almost three-fourths of the total imports. By 
far the larger share is exported through Boca del Toro and the 
remainder through Colon. The next largest item is India rubber 
($77,700 in 1904, $154,000 in 1905, $98,750 in 1906, and $146,968 in 
1907). Imports of hides and skins, the next largest item ($37,000 
in 1904, $92,000 in 1905, $91,000 in 1906, and $146,000 in 1907), have 
nearly quadrupled. Imports of cabinet woods have risen from 
$27,000 in 1904 to $84,000 in 1907. This trade admits of vast exten- 
sions, as the resources of Panama in that respect have hitherto 
remained almost undeveloped, owing to the difficulty of transpor- 
tation. 

Among the exports from the United States to Panama all articles 
show a great increase from 1903 to 1906, and in most cases the 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



31 



increase is two or three fold. The greatest increase is shown in 
exports of iron and manufactures thereof, which rose from $105,323 
to $4,728,858. In machinery the increase was from $26,312 to 
$2,107,932. The great increase in exports of wood, from $62,886 
to $1,951,717, is explained by the demand for lumber in the erec- 
tion of dwellings, wharves, and for framework. The increase in 
the exports of vehicles, from $7,675 to $1,619,477, testifies to the 
increased activity in railway and other transportation. The in- 
creased exports of foodstuffs (wheat flour, $67,650 to $349,730; 
bacon and hams, $8,584 to $125,688; lard, $39,321 to $458,470), 
manufactures of cotton ($107,605 to $796,572), boots and shoes 
($39,436 to $420,894), and medicines ($16,107 to $92,423) bear 
evidence of the increase of population and of the increased pur- 
chasing power due to the large disbursements of American money. 



The tariff of Panama provides for a general duty of 10 per cent on 
the invoice value of imports. Some articles, such as liquors, neat 
cattle, salt, tobacco, matches, etc., are subject to special rates. 
According to the agreement between the United States and Panama, 
wares and merchandise imported for use in the construction of the 
canal or maintenance of the Panama Railroad or for sale by the 
Government commissary to the employees of the Government may 
enter the zone by the ports of the Republic of Panama free of duty. 
Goods intended for sale or general consumption are not admitted 
through the ports of the zone and are required to pass through the 
ports of the Republic of Panama and are subject to the general 
customs duties. In addition to the duty proper, there are also a 
number of additional taxes and consular fees. 

SALVADOR. 

[Area, 7,225 square miles; population in 1901, 1,006,848.] 
The total commerce of Salvador in 1905, the latest year for which 
statistics are available, was $9,986,000, of which $4,346,000 were 
imports and $5,640,000 exports. Of the imports 31.2 per cent was 
drawn from the United States, and of the exports 21.8 per cent was 
sent to the United States. The official figures of the United States 
with reference to its trade with Salvador show that the imports 
therefrom have fluctuated between $1,453,958 in 1890, $738,674 in 
1900, and $1,171,187 in 1907, and the exports thereto between 
$899,546 in 1890, $679,440 in 1900, and $1,603,166 in 1907. 



The commerce of Salvador for the last s: 
tics are available was as follows (in gold): 



: years for which statis- 



Tablb 5i. — Commerce (including Bullion and Specie) op 
Salvador, 1900-1905. 





1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


Imports 

Exports 


Dollars. 
2,688,000 
4,095,925 


Dollars. 
2,615,151 
4,761,651 


Dollars. 
2.746,517 
3,915,976 


Dollars. 
3,088,478 
5,556,153 


Dollars. 
3,610,377 
6,950,628 


Dollars. 
4,346,070 
5,639,533 



This table shows that with the exception of 1905 the exports have 
regularly been nearly twice as large as the imports; and about the 
same proportion holds true in the case of the exports during earlier 
years, the exports in 1895 and 1896 having been more than double 
the imports. 

The foreign trade of Salvador is distributed mainly among the 
same four countries which divide nearly the entire Central 
American trade, namely, the United States, the United Kingdom, 
France, and Germany. Of the exports from Salvador, nearly 30 
per cent are absorbed by France, and the share destined for the 
United States, constantly growing, has nearly doubled within the 
last four years, increasing from 16 per cent to 22 per cent of the 



total exports. The exports to Germany also nearly doubled, but 
those to the United Kingdom and Italy remained about the same. 
Altogether these five countries took nearly 94 per cent of the total 
exports in 1905. (See Table 55.) 

In the nature of the articles exported Salvador bears a strong 
resemblance to its northwestern neighbor, Guatemala, coffee being 
by far the most important article. In 1901 the value of the coffee 
exported constituted 75 per cent of the total exports and in 1905 
over 77 per cent. The other important articles are precious min- 
erals, indigo, of which the exports are rapidly declining, and sugar. 
Small quantities of balsam, rice, rubber, tobacco, and some hides 
and skins are also exported. 

Table 55. — Exports prom Salvador, 1902-1905, by Countries. a 



COUNTRIES. 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 




Dollars. 

1,395,099 
618,517 
519, 178 
738,681 
477,732 
8,048 


Dollars. 

1,808,282 

923,281 

657, 418 

1,400,087 

529,019 

53,732 

5; 417 

25,502 

41,307 

8,835 

103,274 


Dollars. 

2,040,675 

1,155,423 

1,004,063 

1,535,955 

680;929 

257,255 

58,513 

44,132 

23, 189 

19,730 

130,764 


Dollars. 
1,654,665 




1,225,041 




987, 698 








544! 002 




134, 440 




54,770 


Spain 


33,848 
8,584 
17,407 
98,882 


51,190 




28, 930 




24,306 




69,743 








3,915,976 


5,556,154 


6,950,628 


5,639,533 







a Compiled: 1902, from Boletin dela DiTeoci<5n General deEstadistica, 1903, Num- 
1 ; 1903, from Memoria de Hacienda y Credito Publico, 1903; 1904, from Das Deutsche 
Handelsarchiv, 1905, Vol. II, p. 1094; 1905, from Bulletin of the Bureau of the 
American Republics, Vol. XXIII. 

The exports by articles for five years were as follows: 

Table 56. — Exports prom Salvador, 1901-1905 by Articles. « 



.KTICLES. 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 




Dollars. 
3,582,405 
234,366 
525,457 
194,104 
94,325 
41,097 

26i019 
45,870 
16,111 


Dollars. 

2,922,412 

310,314 

tool 860 
88,342 
57,352 
2,137 
18,987 
15,842 
15,947 


Dollars. 

4,072,060 
828,161 
310, 105 
100, 171 
86,534 

28! 092 
27,018 
6,981 
40,751 


Dollars. 
5,644,222 
683,865 
184,052 
187,965 
94,604 
39,894 

24', 880 
20,139 
37,324 


Dollars. 
4,366,518 


Minerals (precious) 


785,070 
137,661 




129,679 


Baisam.v;::;:: 


77,875 




50,814 




288 




26,847 




31,646 


All other articles 


33, 135 


Total 


4,761,651 


3,915,976 


5,556,153 


6,950,628 


5,639,533 







The most important item of export, coffee, was distributed as fol- 
lows among the principal countries in 1901, 1902, 1903, and 1904: 



COX^NXKIES. 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 




Dollars. 
704,000 
617,000 

1,148,000 
593,000 
379,000 
126,000 
15,000 


Dollars. 
448,000 
339,000 
1,231,000 
470,000 
407,000 
8,000 
19,000 


Dollars. 
750,000 
505,000 
1,693,000 
516,000 
528,000 
57,000 
23,000 


Dollars. 
988,000 




747,000 




1,999,000 


Italy 


681,000 
885, 000 




257,000 




87,000 








3,582,000 


2,922,000 


4,072,000 


5,644,000 







Of the other articles of importance, nearly all the minerals went to 
the United Kingdom; of the indigo, France in 1903 took $109,000, 
the United Kingdom $47,000, Germany $43,000, and the United 
States $33,000 worth; of the sugar, the United Kingdom took $38,- 
000, the United States $34,000, and Colombia $24,000 worth; of 



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COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



the balsam, Germany took 161,000 and the United States $26,000 
■STorth, these two countries sharing practically the entire crop be- 
tween them. 

Table 58. — Impoets into Salvador, 1901-1905, by Countries. 



CO..™. 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 




Dollars. 

733,444 

984,452 

446,643 

327,533 

7,134 

11,236 

1,485 

37,857 

8,201 

8,029 

28,079 

13,790 

'394 


Dollars. 
863,324 
975,891 
361,424 
323,544 
18,324 
45,549 

54^280 
15,309 
5,727 
20,002 
16,837 
272 
907 
2,890 


Dollars. 

838,746 

1,108,589 

358,295 

233,919 

39,200 

102,407 

84,025 

58,172 

37,477 

31,838 

44,475 

20,154 

666 

5,494 

18,345 

5,528 

92,000 

9,148 


Dollars. 

1,002,437 

1,303,465 

404,422 

239,945 

65,644 

126,531 

152,634 

92,746 

17,931 

27,625 

52,998 

15,934 

3,629 

9,448 

28,702 

31,119 

15,108 

19,999 


Dollars. 




1,313,9% 
473,375 








165,409 
141,206 


Belgium 


chiSa;^::::;::::::::::::: 










86,817 




84,546 




62,827 




22,939 






Austria-Hungary 


14^298 






11,494 




1,850 
3,781 


6,575 
17,203 


9,716 










Total 


2,615,151 


2,746,517 


3,088,478 


3,610,377 


4,346,070 





In Table 58 are shown the imports into Salvador by main coun- 
tries of origin, and the same four countries are found at the top of 
the list which, as was shown above, absorb 94 per cent of its exports; 
but in the imports their share is not as great, being only 80 per 
cent in 1905. The most noteworthy feature of the import trade of 
Salvador is the rapid increase of the imports from the United 
States, which have nearly doubled in five years, and constituted in 
1905 over 31 per cent of the total imports as against 28 per cent in 
1901, this countiy occupying in 1905 for the first time the first place 
in the list of the importing countries, exceeding the United King- 
dom by about $40,000, while in the preceding year the United 
Kingdom was ahead of the United States by about $300,000. 

As is the case with all Central American countries, the imports 
into Salvador consist of small quantities of a large variety of manu- 
factured articles ready for consumption, and food supplies, exchanged 

Table 59. — Imports into Salvador, 1901-1905, by Articles. 



.KTICKS. 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


Cotton manufactures 


Dollars. 
1,062,361 
163,713 
112,862 
122,957 
64,346 
82)679 

35,271 
80,503 
44,353 
56,077 
34,323 

58,097 
63,561 
12,208 
13,050 

22; 766 
44,353 
20,072 

10', 740 
7,843 

11,611 
7,114 

14,114 

16,175 

5^768 

5,167 

1,861 

285,167 


Dollars. 
1,025,134 
167,105 
102,898 
130,944 
97,875 
66,195 
130,364 

12^68 
47,162 
60,998 
32,015 

8,365 

24 1 500 
9,729 
2,100 
14,052 
23,681 
27,017 
32,854 
14,616 
21,516 
13,911 
10,584 
5,078 
6,040 
12,154 
6,544 
5,356 
21348 
1,346 
542,235 


Dollars. 
978,359 
150,654 
103,594 
128,361 
153,595 
63,699 
126,411 

26)664 
36,981 
57,807 
51,377 

6,192 

62,034 
21,447 
39,387 
8,600 
20,194 
26,814 
23,762 
48,746 
23,518 
20,602 
17,943 
14,186 
15,519 
13,382 

12)987 
3,491 
4,847 

65,274 
696,766 


Dollars. 
1,204,359 
192,053 
145,159 
152,068 
146,617 
69,471 
146,911 

124,187 
48,318 

116,023 
64,089 
77,486 

4,021 

80,532 
19,962 
38,774 
2,375 
23,090 
30,300 
22,341 
55,795 
19,008 
23,228 

16)715 
13,361 
18,029 
16,043 
15,7.55 

4)972 
25,824 


Dollars. 

1,385,545 
261,251 
217,201 






Soap and candle material 


156)232 
145,315 
116,577 

98,961 


Cotton thread and yam 

Silk textiles and manufac- 






90)755 
80,717 


Wines 




Linen textiles and manufac- 


67083 


Woolen textiles and manu- 


67,083 
67,051 




Cheese and butter 










Liquors 


38,499 
36,399 


Paper and stationery 






Earthenware 


24,673 






20,795 
17,918 








15,919 
13,223 
10,593 
10,518 
2,240 
769,696 


Matches 


Furniture and cabinet work.. 








Total . 


2,615,151 


2,746,.517 


3,088,478 


3,610,377 


4,346,070 





for the raw materials in the production of which the Central 
American countries have specialized. Cotton manufactures head 
the list of imported goods, constituting about 30 per cent of the total 
imports. Flour, ironware, drugs and medicines, soap and can- 
dles, cotton thread, etc., are imported in quantities varying from 
$100,000 to a quarter of a million dollars. Various other textiles, 
such as silks, linen, wool, and other dry goods; articles of food, such 
as wines, cheese, butter, liquors, beer, ginger ale, cacao, etc.; arti- 
cles of household use, such as china, earthenware, perfumery, hats, 
glassware, matches, and furniture make up the bulk of the rest of 
the imports. (See Table 59.) Thus Salvador, like all the other 
Central American Republics, represents potentially a very active 
market for many lines of manufactures in which this country ex- 
cels, and the rapid growth of imports into Salvador from the United 
States, as noticed in Table 58, is especially gi-atifying. " 

The distribution of the principal imports by leading countries was 
as follows: 

Table 60.- 



Cotton cloth : 

Germany 

United States 

France 

United Kingdom 

Cotton thread and yam: 

Germany 

United States 

France 

United Kingdom 

Drugs and medicines: 

United States. ... .... '. 

France 

United Kingdom 

Ironware: 

Germany 

United States 

France 

United Kingdom 

Flour: 

United States 

Soap and candle material: 

Germany 

France 

Belgium 

Coffee sacks: 

United Kingdom 

Silk cloth: 

United States 

Wines: 



Spam 

United States.. 



32,778 
28,562 



261,877 
91,437 
588,434 

7,092 
7,200 
3,997 



45,947 
43,857 
11,781 



Dollars. 
33, 548 
221, 198 



22,146 
53,055 
37,543 



49,414 

150,653 

41,189 
5,567 
84, 491 

29,480 

6,463 
39,142 

13,661 



133.350 

26,886 
65,653 



191,997 

13,290 

2,071 

108,357 

78,966 

45 
92,789 



Shoes come nearly all from Germany and France; more than 
half the beer and ginger ale comes from the United States; more 
than one-third the foodstuffs come from the United States; two- 
thirds of the manufactured leather comes from Germany; woolen 
cloth is about equally divided between the United Kingdom and 
France; earthenware and china come nearly all from Germany; 
machinery nearly all from the United States; illuminating oil 
practically all from the United States; more than two-thirds of 
perfumery from France; cheese and butter practically all from 
Honduras and Nicaragua, in about equal parts; silk yam in 1903 
nearly all from China. 



The duties are practically all specific. In addition to the import 
duties proper, there are a number of taxes, custom-house charges 
for warehousing, and other fees, which, in some cases, greatly 
exceed the duties proper. Agricultural machinery, scientific 
instruments not specified in the tariff, barbed wire for fences, plows, 
and surgical instruments are among the articles admitted free of 
duty. 



COMJklERCIAL A^IERICA IN 1907 



33 



[Area, 307,620 square miles; population in 1903, 3,205,992.] 

The total commerce of Chile in 1905, the latest year for which 
statistics are available, was $165,639,000, of which 168,839,000 were 
imports and $96,800,000 exports. Of the imports 10 per cent was 
drawn from the United States, and of the exports 16.1 per cent was 
sent to the United States. The official figures of the United States 
with reference to its trade with Chile show that the imports from 
that country have grown from $3,183,249 in 1890 to $7,112,826 in 
1900 and $18,287,029 in 1907; and the exports thereto from $3,226,364 
in 1890 to $3,287,565 in 1900 and $10,195,657 in 1907, these being 
fiscal-year figm-es in all cases. 

The coast region of Chile rises steeply from the sea toward the 
Coast Cordillera, a diversified table-land not above 3,300 feet at its 
highest altitude. The Andes run along the eastern frontier and 
inclose with the Coast Cordillera the central valley or llano. At 
the south the coast is broken up into numerous archipelagos, islets, 
and peninsulas. This is a densely wooded region, with a veiy 
heavy rainfall and a sparse popiilation. The northern region 
bordering on Peru is a desert country, thinly inhabited, but valu- 
able as the soiuce of the great saltpeter industry. • Agriculture is 
thus confined to the central valley, where the largest estates are 
situated. A large part of the favorably situated agricultural land 
is in the possession of the ruling families and the Catholic Church, 
whose influence in Chile is greater than in any other of the South 
American States. It is estimated that about one-half of the popu- 
lation is engaged in agriculture, but is largely employed on the 
great estates. 

The value of the crops of the year 1903-4 was estimated at over 
$22,000,000. Cattle raising is of minor importance. In 1906 the 
live stock of the country consisted of 698,880 horses, 2,477,064 head 
of cattle, 2,405,584 sheep, 287,612 pigs, and 461,908 goats; there 
were 27,936 mules and 17,574 asses in 1902. 

The minerals of Chile, and especially the nitrate deposits, play at 
present the chief part in the economic development of the country. 
Since the acquisition of the Provinces of Tarapaca and Antofagasta 
from Peru and Bolivia, respectively, in 1884, the exploitation of the 
nitrate deposits has been the dominating factor in the industrial 
life of the country, affecting agriculture and the mineral industries, 
and providing a very large part of the country's revenue. The 
nitrate is found chiefly in Tarapaca and Antofagasta, and about 90 
per cent of the total deposits is believed to be located in the for- 
mer region. The deposits of Tarapaca were worked as early as 
1830, but while the Province was under the dominion of Peru the 
industry was carried on on a comparatively small scale. It is only 
since tli^e acquisition of the nitrate territories by Chile, when nitrate 
became an important factor in agriculture as well as in the chem- 
ical industry, that the industry has become an object of interest to 
the chief agricultural and industrial nations of the world. It is 
controlled to a large extent by English capital, but the German 
share is also important, German firms having contributed about 
one-fifth of the total exports of nitrate and subsidiary products in 
1904-5. 

The development of the nitrate industry may be seen fi-om the 
following table: 

Table 61. — Average Annual Exports of Nitrates from Chile, 
1840-1904, BY Five-Year Periods. 



..KIOOS. 


Average 
exports. 


P.K10OS. 


exports. 




Tons. 
14,646 
18,961 
29,992 
51,879 
65,407 
97,465 

219,125 




Tons. 






444,185 
663,704 


1850-1854 














1865-1869 




1,413,083 











transportation. 

In railway transportation Chile is one of the most advanced 
countries in South America. The construction of railways has been 
facilitated by the configuration of the coast region, and accelerated 
by the existence of the nitrate deposits, which could not be worked 
without railway facilities. At the end of 1903 the railways of Chile 
had a total length of 2,885 miles, of which the Government owned 
1,375 miles. The private lines are largely in the north, and are con- 
trolled by the Nitrate Kailway Company. Of the longitudinal 
railway line which is to connect Tacna with Puerto Montt at the 
entrance of the Chiloe Archipelago 1,020 miles are in operation, and 
the remaining 1,058 miles, mostly in the northern section, have been 
partly surveyed. The short link in the Transandine line which is 
to connect Buenos Aires with Valparaiso is now under construction, 
and its completion is expected shortly. The cost of the State lines 
to the end of 1900 was $75,208,000. Besides the railways, Chile has 
more than 20,000 miles of roads and 700 miles of navigable water- 
ways. The telegraph lines, which belong largely to the State, had 
a total length of more than 9,300 miles at the end of 1904. 
commerce. 

Detailed information as to the foreign commerce of Chile for the 
last fifteen years and a more general review of its commerce' since 
1870 will be found in the tables on pages 67, 75, and 90 to 92. In 
this place only a more general statement can be given. 

The exports from Chile are considerably larger than the imports, 
and show a higher increase during the last decade than the imports, 
which have increased only slightly. The increase in the exports 
occurs largely in nitrates, which have increased from 35 million dol- 
lars in value in 1895 to 67.3 millions in 1905. The total exports in 
1895 were 54 million dollars and in 1905, 97 millions. Nitrate formed 
about 70 per cent of the exports in 1905. 

The exports for 1905 were classified as follows: Animal products, 
$3,312,000; vegetable products, $5,193,000; mineral products, 
$80,365,000. The chief animal products were hides and skins, 
leather, wool, and wax. The most important vegetable products 
were barley and other cereals, dried fruits, flour, wheat, and various 
seeds. The chief mineral products included, besides nitrates, cop- 
per, iodine, gold, and silver. 

The total imports for the same year (1905), which amounted to 
$68,838,000, were classified as follows: Animal products, $4,784,000; 
vegetable products, $6,740,000; mineral products, $13,482,000; 
textiles, $19,301,000; oils, fuel, and paints, $11,323,000; paper, 
cardboard, and manufactures of, $1,334,000; beverages and liqueurs, 
$738,000; perfumery, drugs, and chemicals, $1,173,000; machines, 
instruments, and apparatus, $9,142,000, and arms, ammunition, 
and explosives, $576,000. The chief items in the group of animal 
products were live animals, fish, and leather. The chief vegetable 
products were coffee, yerba mate, tea, sugar, wood and its manufac- 
tures, and edible oils. The chief mineral products were iron and 
steel, wire, nails, etc., supplies for railways, telegraphs, etc., lime 
and cement, glassware, and earthenware. The chief textiles were 
cotton cloth, cotton yarn, cotton underwear, woolen goods, and silk. 
Among the chief items in the group of oils, fuel, and paints are coal, 
petroleum and its products, and prepared colors. Agricultural and 
mining machinery, machinery for electric and gas light, and railway 
cars are the chief articles in the group of machinery, instruments, etc. 

In 1905 Great Britain supplied Chile with more than 45 per cent 
of the total imports of textiles, 43 per cent of the mineral products 
(largely manufactures of iron and steel), over 54 per cent of the min- 
eral oils, fuel, etc. (chiefly coal), and more than 32 per cent of the 
machinery, etc. Germany supplied 36 per cent of the mineral prod- 
ucts, 25 per cent of the textiles and textile goods, 45 per cent of the 
paper and paper manufactures, and over 42 per cent of the machin- 
ery, instmments, etc. The United States contributed about 18 per 
cent of the vegetable products, about 10 per cent of the mineral oils, 
fuel, etc., less than 4 per cent of the textiles and manufactures 
thereof, about 28 per cent of the paper and its manufactures, and 



34 



COI^lMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



over d per cent of the animal products. Argentina supplied about 
47 per cent of the animal products, and Peru about 30 per cent of the 
vegetable products (chiefly sugar). Textiles form the greatest share 
of imports from France, which supplied in 1905 15 per cent of the 
total imports of textiles, or about four times as much as came from 
the United States, and even from Italy the imports of textiles were 
greater than from the United States. 

The chief imports into the United Kingdom from Chile during 1906 
were nitrates, copper, wool, and cotton. Tin to the amount of 
$6,500,000 is credited to Chile, but this is evidently Bolivian tin ex- 
ported through Chilean ports, as Chile produces only small quanti- 
ties of that mineral. The chief imports into Germany from Chile 
during the same year were nitrates, iodine, and leather, the imports 
of nitrates constituting nearly 90 per cent of the total. In the im- 
ports into the United States from Chile during the fiscal year 1906 
nitrate figm-es to the extent of 70 per cent, the remainder being made 
up chiefly of copper, hides and skins, and wool. 



The import tariff of Chile divides all imports into six classes, sub- 
ject to ad valorem rates of 60, 35, 15, 5, and 25 per cent, respectively, 
and duty free. The 60 per cent class includes articles of fur, paper, 
cereals, boots and shoes, carriages and wagons, meats, articles of per- 
sonal wear, fruits, biscuits, household goods, dairy products, etc. 
Goods subject to 35 per cent include various kinds of cloth, leather 
goods, ammunition, paintings, miiTors, woolen blankets, gloves, toys, 
books, twine, sheet iron, and other products. The 15 per cent class 
includes steam boilers, iron and steel chains, dynamite and other 
explosives, hemp and jute tissues, iron and steel bridges, domestic 
utensils, and structural iron and steel. The 5 per cent class includes 
many kinds of chemicals, railway switches, lead, copper, bronze, 
iron and steel pipes, various fibers, appliances for machines, wines 
and liquors, sugar, coffee, cigars, tobacco, etc. The duty-free list 
comprises metal wire, raw cotton, live animals, agricultui-al ma- 
chinery, fire engines, iron and steel in various shapes, machinery of 
various kinds, iron and steel plants for railways, harrows and rakes, 
etc. All articles not mentioned in the tariff under the above classes 
are subject to a duty of 25 per cent ad valorem. A few specific rates 
are provided for animals. The Chilean tariff, like that of several 
other South American countries, contains a valuation tariff setting 
forth the value for almost every article mentioned in the 2,260 
schedules, making the rates virtually specific. 

TRADE BY COUNTRIES. 

The statistics of commerce by countries, as given for sixteen 
years beginning with 1890, on page 75, show that in the foreign 
trade of Chile, as in that of Central America, the principal shares 
are credited to the same four industrial countries — the United 
Kingdom, Germany, France, and the United States. In 1905 they 
absorbed over 90 per cent of the exports from Chile and contributed 
over 80 per cent of its imports. It is characteristic of all South 
American countries, however, that the volume of trade with Ger- 
many and the United Kingdom considerably surpasses that with 
the United States or France, and that, while both in imports and 
exports the United Kingdom still holds the first place, Ger- 
many, its chief competitor, shows a much more rapid development. 
Thus, while the total exports from Chile have nearly doubled from 
1891 to 1905, the exports to the United Kingdom have increased 
but slightly and constitute now only 40 per cent of the total ex- 
ports as against 65 per cent in 1891. On the other hand, the exports 
to Germany have increased almost fivefold, and proportionately 
to the total trade from nearly 12 per cent to 27 per cent. A sim- 
ilar development is shown by the imports into Chile; the imports 
from the United Kingdom have hardly increased within the last 
fifteen years and constituted, in 1907, 37 per cent of the total, 
as against 44 per cent in 1891, while the imports from Germany 
have almost doubled and their proportion to the total imports has 
increased from 19 to 25 per cent. 



The trade of Chile with the United States is subject to marked 
fluctuations. The exports from Chile to the United States fell off 
considerably during the last decade of the past century, averaging 
from a million and a half to two and a half million dollars annually, 
but have shown a tendency toward rapid growth since 1902, 
amounting in 1905 to over 15^ million dollars. While there has 
been some tendency toward increase in the imports into Chile from 
the United States as well, it has not been so marked. 



COLOMBIA. 



[Area, 465,714 square 






1, estimated at 4,300,000.] 



The latest official figures of the foreign commerce of Colombia 
relate to the calendar year 1898, when they amoimted to §29,570,000, 
of which $11,083,000 were imports and $18,487,000 exports. Of the 
imports 44.5 per cent was drawn from the United States, and of the 
exports 37 per cent was sent to the United States. The official figures 
of the United States with reference to its trade with Colombia show 
that the imports from that countiy have grown from $3,575,253 in 
1890 to $4,307,814 in 1900 and $6,308,680 in 1907, and the exports 
thereto from $2,585,828 in 1890 to $2,710,688 in 1900 and $3,084,718 
in 1907, these being fiscal-year figiures in all cases. 

AREA, POPULATION, AND RESOURCES. 

The Republic of Colombia, in the northwestern part of the South 
American continent, is bounded by the Caribbean Sea and the Re- 
public of Panama on the north, by Venezuela and Brazil on the east, 
by Peru and Ecuador on the south, and by the Pacific Ocean on the 
west. The area is estimated officially at 465,714 square miles. No 
reliable statistics of the present population are obtainable, the last 
census having been taken in 1871, when the population was given as 
2,951,323. In 1898 the population was estimated at about 4,000,000, 
including about 150,000 uncivilized Indians; for 1905 the estimated 
population is given as 4,280,000. The western part of the country 
is occupied largely by the Andean Cordilleras, which are divided 
into three main chains. The eastern part consists mainly of the 
vast plains or "llanos," sparsely inhabited and well adapted for 
cattle raising. The coasts are well indented and have a number of 
good harbora. The chief ports are Barranquilla and Cartagena, both 
on the Caribbean Sea. 

The agricultural resources are abundant. The fertile valleys of 
the Cordilleras and the regions along the coast produce coffee, cacao, 
bananas, sugar, and many tropical fruits, but agriculture is in a 
very backward state, even in the most populous and civilized dis- 
tricts. The chief products exported are tobacco and coffee. Cattle 
raising is carried on to a considerable extent, but there is very little 
done toward improving the breed of the native cattle. 

Colombia possesses enormous mineral resources, gold being found 
in almost every Department, either in alluvial deposits or in 
streams. At present the center of gold mining is tlie Department of 
Antioquia. The chief silver mines are in Tolima and Cauca. No 
reliable statistics of the mineral output of Colombia are available. 
The country has also deposits of iron, coal, petroleum, platinum, 
lead, mercury, salt, and emeralds. The salt jnines are worked by 
the Government. The richest mines are in the remote interior, and 
the lack of modern transportation facilities makes it impossible to 
cany on mining operations on a large scale. 

TRANSPORTATION. 



In transportation facilities Colombia may be classed a 
most backward countries of South America. It has about 400 miles 
of railways, consisting of short, mostly narrow-gauge, lines, running 
from the coast to the Magdalena River, which is navigable for about 
900 miles and forms the chief watei-way of the country. The roads 
are mere mule tracks, and the mule is the chief means of transporta- 
tion, both for passengers and freight, in the interior. 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



35 



COMMERCE. 

Owing to the distiirbed state of the country during recent years, 
no official reports regarding the commerce of Colombia have been 
published by its Government since 1898. For some years the 
British consuls were able to obtain some information in regard to the 
trade of the two main ports, namely, Barranquilla and Cartagena, 
which included, in the earlier years, about 80 per cent of the exports 
and 90 per cent of the imports; the information obtained by them 
was, however, extremely fragmentary — quantities only being given 
for some years and values only for other years — thus rendering a 
careful comparison impossible. 

The port of Cartagena has a trade which represents about one- 
fomth of the total trade of Colombia. Data are available for the 
exports fi-om this port in 1898 and 1906, and the total value of these 
exports seems to have fallen off from |5,567,000 to 13,658,000. The 
main exports fi-om this port in both of these years were cattle, coffee, 
hides and skins, tobacco, rubber, and gold bullion; the decline in 
exports was most marked in tobacco — the exports in 1906 being only 
4 million pounds as against 8 million pounds in 1898. There has 
also been some decline in the exports of cattle, as well as of hides 
and skins. As to imports into Cartagena, data are available only for 
weights in 1906 compared with 1898, and the imports of food and 
spices seem to have fallen off from 5 million pounds to less than a 
million; imports of liquors from over 2 million poimds to 660,000 
pounds; a similar decline occurred in the imports of iron and steel, 
construction material, and textiles. 

The foreign trade of Barranquilla amounts to more than one-half 
of the total trade of Colombia. No ^v^alues are obtainable for a period 
later than 1900, so that a comparison is possible only for quantities 
of individual articles. The chief exports are similar to those of Car- 
tagena, and here again a decline is noticed, especially in the exports 
of coffee, hides, and other articles, though since 1900 there has been 
some recovery; thus the exports of coffee in 1900 were only 87,000 
bags against over 300,000 bags in 1898 and 250,000 bags in 1899, but 
by 1904 the trade had recovered and the exports of coffee amoimted 
to 574,000 bags. Only 115,000 hides were exported in 1900 as 
against 180,000 in 1899; no data are available for 1901 and 1902, but 
in 1903 the number increased to 283,000. Exports of ivory nuts in 
1899 amounted to 5,000 bags, and in 1900 to less than a thousand 
bags. The value of gold and silver exported in 1898 was §2,800,000; 
in 1899, $2,200,000, and in 1900 the trade had greatly declined, 
amounting to less than $700,000. For imports into Barranquilla 
only data of quantity are available, and these are all stated in terms 
of weight. Here again a decline in the volume of imports is notice- 
able in regard to a number of groups of articles, mainly iron and 
steel, wines and liquors, and woolen goods; there has also been a 
decline in the imports of leather, soaps and perfumery, and other 
articles. 

This information being so meager it is necessary in order to form 
some conception of the foreign trade of Colombia to have recomrse to 
the reports of other countries on their trade with Colombia for recent 
years. In Table 62 are given the imports from Colombia into the five 
countries with which it mainly trades, namely, the United States, 
United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Spain, and the exports to 
Colombia fi-om the same five countries for the years 1890, 1895, 1900, 
and 1905. By adding the figures of all the countries specified with 
regard to their trade with Colombia, a total may be obtained which 
must not be understood as representing with any accuracy the total 
trade of Colombia, but may be considered as at least indicative of 
the dimensions of that trade; moreover a total obtained in that way 
is valuable for purposes of comparing figiues for different time 
periods. It appears from Table 62 that the total volume of the 
trade greatly decreased toward the end of the nineteenth centiu-y, 
for the total trade in 1900 with the five countries specified was 19J 
million dollars, or 40 per cent less than in 1890. The effect was 
especially marked on the exports from the countries mentioned 
to Colombia, indicating a decline in the purchasing power of the 



people because of the disturbances referred to. Thus the exports from 
those countries to Colombia, which had been more than 21 million 
dollars in 1890, were only 14 million dollars in 1895 and less than 8 
million dollars in 1900, a reduction of more than 60 per cent 
within ten years. Within the last few years a considerable improve- 
ment is noticeable, the imports having increased by almost 2 million 
dollars and the exports by almost 5 million dollars, though the 
volume of trade in 1905 is still below that of 1895. This falling off 
occurred especially in the trade with France, the United Kingdom, 
and even Germany. On the other hand, the trade with the United 
States, both in imports and exports, has been growing in the face of 
this general decline; for the imports from Colombia into the United 
States have increased from $3,575,000 in 1890 to $3,714,000 in 1895, 
to 14,308,000 in 1900, and $6,412,000 in 1905, while the exports from 
the United States to Colombia have increased from $2,586,000 in 1890 
to $2,596,000 in 1895, $2,711,000 in 1900, and $3,583,000 in 1905, but 
declined slightly in 1906 and 1907, the decline being due chiefly to 
the fact that a section of Colombia became an independent country 
(Panama), and its commerce no longer figures as a part of that of 
Colombia. 

Table 62. — Commerce with Colombia op Five Specified 
Countries, 1890, 1895, 1900, and 1905. 



CO..TKIKS. 


1890 


1895 


1900 


1905 


Imports from Colombia into— 


Dollars. 
3,575,253 
1,480,686 
4,072,300 
2,107,252 
271,510 


Dollars. 
3,713,682 
2,116,407 
5,944,400 
1,937,796 
299,333 


Dollars. 
4,307,814 
1,376,762 
4,171,888 
1,685,040 
279,597 


Dollars. 




1,436,046 
2,920,283 


France 


SpIS^°^ 


125,379 




Total for a countries 


11,507,001 


14,011,618 


11,821,101 


13,790,437 


Exports to Colombia from— 
United States 


2,585,828 
5,886,606 
10,943,100 
1,133,118 
605,250 


2,596,302 
6,141,051 
3,821,400 
1,170,722 
512,978 


2,710,688 

1,774,740 

2,437,783 

549,066 

354,325 


3,582,789 
2,877,503 
3,330,794 






Spain 


999,096 




Total for 5 countries 


21,153,902 


14,242,453 


7,826,602 


12,580,180 



The total value of the trade of the five countries with Colombia for 
a long series of years is given on page 116. On pages 146 and 147 may 
be found a detailed statement in regard to the trade of the United 
States with Colombia by articles, and on pages 124 and 125 a similar 
statement for the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. It ap- 
pears from these statements that the imports into the United States 
from Colombia reached their highest point in 1906, when they 
amounted to over 7 million dollars. A slight decline in 1907 re- 
duced these imports to $6,309,000. In the fiscal year 1906 the chief 
imports into the United States from Colombia were as follows: 
Coffee, $4,102,000; hides and skins, $1,071,000; bananas, $477,000; 
India rubber, $346,000; cocoanuts, $372,000. Coffee alone, there- 
fore, constituted almost 60 per cent of the imports, and the quantity 
of coffee imported almost equaled 50 million pounds. That, how- 
ever, was not the largest import of coffee on record, for in 1904 the 
imports of coffee equaled 73| million pounds. The imports into 
the United Kingdom from Colombia in 1906 were only $1,349,700, 
against $3,260,700 in 1904. The imports into the United Kingdom 
from Colombia also consisted mainly of coffee, which in 1904 
amounted to 129,689 hundredweights and in 1906 only to 33,210 
hundredweights. The other articles imported were cacao, raw 
hides, and India rubber. Germany bought from Colombia coffee 
mainly, ofwhichthe imports in 1905 amounted to 11,631,249 pounds, 
valued at $1,255,700, or more than half of the total imports, 
other articles of importance being hides and skins and India rubber, 
as in the case of the United States and the United Kingdom, and 
tobacco leaf. The same articles predominated in the imports of 
France from Colombia. The imports of Colombian coffee into 
France amounted in 1905 to 7,207,719 pounds, valued at $656,200, 
or 60 per cent of the total imports. Not only the United Kingdom 



36 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



and France, but even the United States have been importing con- 
siderable quantities of cotton from Colombia during recent years. 
The statements of all these countries in regard to their imports 
from Colombia clearly indicate that this South American Republic 
has a large surplus production of agricultural and forest products, 
mainly coffee, cacao, hides, fruits, small but growing quantities 
of cotton, and india rubber, and that during years of political 
tranquillity the trade in this surplus is quite an active one. 

The exports from the United States to Colombia reached their 
highest point in 1904, when they amounted to $4,661,000; they fell 
off to $3,491,000 in 1906 and $3,085,000 in 1907. In the fiscal year 
1906 the exports from the United States to Colombia were made up 
largely as follows: Cotton cloths, nearly 13 million yards, valued 
at $654,000; manufactui-es of iron and steel, $624,000; wheat flour, 
nearly 102,000 barrels, valued at $519,000; lard, 3,775,000 pounds, 
valued at $313,000; leather manufactures, $135,000, and illumi- 
nating oil, nearly 1 million gallons, valued at $105,000. The in- 
crease during recent years has been greatest in the exports of 
lard, while the exports of cotton cloths during recent years have 
decreased from over 30 million yards in 1903 to less than 13 mil- 
lions in 1906. In the case of the United Kingdom, consider- 
ably more than one-half of the exports in 1906 consisted of cotton 
cloths, of which almost 53 million yards were exported, worth 
$2,678,000. The bulk of the remainder consisted also of various 
textiles, such as linen and jute piece goods, bags and sacks, woolen 
manufactures, and ready-made clothing, in addition to which 
Great Britain exports to Colombia considerable quantities of iron 
manufactures. The German exports to Colombia have recovered 
lately from the decline indicated above. In 1902 they amounted 
to less than 1 million dollars. They consisted mainly of rice, sugar, 
some textiles, mainly woolen, and manufactured articles such as 
leather, stone and china ware, books, jewelry, etc. France exports 
to Colombia chemicals, cotton and woolen cloths, ready-made 
clothing, wines, hardware, toys, etc. 

A recent British consular report contains a fairly complete state- 
ment of the weight and value of both the imports and exports for 
the entfre country by ports. It is seen that diu-ing 1906 the port of 
Barranquilla received over one-half of the total imports and shipped 
almost three-quarters of the total exports, the next port in importance, 
Cartagena, being credited with over one quarter of the total imports 
and about 18 per cent of the total exports. 



POETS. 


IMPORTS. 


EXPOHTS. 


Quantities 


Values. 


Quantities. 


Values. 




Tons. 
49 
33,228 
2,464 
26,555 
5,951 
182 

2,328 
1,830 
41,467 


Dollars. 
78,000 

7,480,000 
610,000 

3,708,000 
758,000 
714,000 
27,000 
106,000 
388,000 
570,000 


Tons. 

37 

30,070 

1,096 

22, 125 

1,484 

74 

105 

677 

1,621 


Dollars. 

(6) 






'256; 000 








Ipiales 




cC^"::::::::::;::::::;:;:::: 




Eiohacha ■ 


10 000 




■129,000 






Total, 1906 . 


^^/- 


14,439,000 


57,289 
87,023 


9,104,000 
11,954,000 







o From Diplomatic and Consular Report, No. 3956, Annual Series, is 
British Foreign Office, February, 1908. 
f> No data. 

c Figures for January and February only. 
d Figures for November and December not available. 



The import tariff of Colombia divides the imports into 16 classes, 
with specific rates of duty ranging from 1 cent per kilo upward to 
$1.50, and in addition to this a surtax of 70 per cent. In order to fur- 
ther the industrial development of the country a number of articles 



are exempted from the surtax, including leather, yarn, coloring 
matter for tissues, wool yarn, wool, cotton, and jute threads, etc. 
There are also numerous products on which a reduced surtax is levied. 
As an offset for this reduction specially increased duties are charged 
on tobacco, alcoholic beverages, sugar, and salt. Rebates of from 
25 to 50 per cent on the regular duties are allowed on imports into 
certain ports of the Republic. 

CUBA. 

[Area, 44,000 square miles; population in 1907, 2,056,000.] 
COMMERCE. 

The total commerce of Cuba in 1906 (calendar year) was $208,- 
450,000, of which $99,540,000 were imports and $108,910,000 exports. 
Of the imports, 47.8 per cent was drawn from the United States; 
of the exports, 85.1 per cent was sent to the United States. The 
official figures of the United States with reference to its trade with 
Cuba show that the imports from that country fell from $53,801,591 
in 1890 to $31,371,704 in 1900, and increased to $97,441,690 in 1907, 
and the exports thereto have grown from $13,084,415 in 1890 to 
$26,513,400 in 1900 and $49,305,274 m 1907, these bemg fiscal-year 
figures in all cases. 

The steady growth of the commerce of Cuba since the cessation of 
war shows clearly the revival in the economic life of the country. 
The imports of merchandise, which amounted to $76,572,000 in the 
calendar year 1894, increased to $98,020,000 in the calendar year 
1906. The share of the United States in the import trade of Cuba 
increased from 38.7 per cent in 1894 to 47.8 per cent in 1906. The 
exports from Cuba show a somewhat smaller increase, being $99,456,- 
000 in 1894 and $108,910,000 in 1906. The share of the United States 
in the export trade of Cuba for the two years named was 85.5 and 85.1 
per cent, respectively. The share of the United Kingdom in the 
commerce of Cuba during the calendar year 1905 was 13.1 per cent 
of the imports and 5.1 per cent of the exports. Detailed statements 
of the trade of Cuba by countries and by articles are given in the 
statistical appendix and may be found on pages 75, 76, 93, and 94. 

An analysis of the commerce of Cuba for the calendar year 1905 
brings out the following facts : Of the total imports of manufactures of 
cotton, $8,674,623, the United Kingdom contributed 42.6 per cent, 
Spain 21.5 per cent, and the United States 17 per cent; thus, while 
the share of the United States shows an increase from 7.2 per cent in 

1903 to 10.4 per cent in 1904 and 17 per cent in 1905, it is still less 
than one-half of that of the United Kingdom. Of the imports of 
manufactures of iron and steel (notincluding machinery), §5,115,302, 
the shai-e of the United States was 53.8 per cent, that of the United 
Kingdom 27.1 per cent, and that of Germany 9.1 per cent. In 

1904 the United States contributed 48.1 per cent of the imports 
of iron and steel manufactures, in 1903 43.3 per cent, and in 1901 
69.4 per cent. Of imports of machinery not elsewhere specified, 
$6,884,588, the share of the United States was 67.6 per cent and 
that of the United Kingdom 12.2 per cent. AMiile the absolute 
value of the imports from the United States of machinery not 
elsewhere specified shows an increase from $1,435,500 in 1900 to 
$4,653,432 in 1905, the relative importance of the above-named 
imports from the United States has fallen from 93.2 to 67.6 per cent. 
During the same period the imports from the United Kingdom 
of machinery not elsewhere specified have increased from 2 to 
12.2 per cent, notwithstanding the 20 per cent differential in 
import duty in favor of imports from the United States. Of the 
total imports of machinery for sugar mills and distilleries, $3,401,764, 
the United States is credited with 53.3 per cent and the United 
Kingdom with 16.5 per cent, as compared with 91.6 and 2.8 per 
cent, respectively, in 1900. Of the imports of boots and shoes, 
$3,010,936, the United States contributed 57.6, against 19.1 per 
cent in 1900; and Spain 42.4, against 79.8 per cent in 1900. In 
view of this rapid substitution of American for Spanish footgear, it 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



37 



is worth noting that of men's boots and shoes 60 per cent is still 
derived from Spain and 40 per cent from the United States, but of 
women's shoes only 27.7 is derived from Spain and 72.3 per cent 
from the United States. Thus, in the supply of women's shoes, the 
American shoe manufacturer has been much more successful over 
his competitor than in that of men's shoes. 

The share of the United States in the foodstuffs imported into 
Cuba during the calendar year 1905 was 99.4 per cent of the flour, 
99.7 per cent of the lard, 94.5 per cent of the corn, 99 per cent of the 
beef other than jerked, but none of the latter variety; all of the mut- 
ton, 96.6 per cent of the pork, 66.2 per cent of the canned meats, 
and 84.7 per cent of the condensed milk, but only 16.4 per cent of 
the butter and 5 per cent of the cheese. Spain contributed dm'ing 
the same year 95.4 per cent of the wine and 91.6 per cent of the 
olive oil. 

Of the exports of Cuba the United States takes by far the largest 
share. Of the total exports of raw sugar during the calendar year 
1905, 171,249,056, the United States took $71,181,765; of the 
total exports of leaf tobacco, $14,043,506, the United States took 
$12,025,585; and of the total exports of cigars, $13,875,183, the 
United States took $4,115,587, Great Britain $5,308,659, Germany 
$1,634,374, and France $531,107. Practically the entire exports of 
fruit and over 50 per cent of the export of cacao went to the 
United States. Thus it is seen that the whole of the chief prod- 
uct of Cuba, sugar, and a considerable part of its products next in 
importance are exported to the United States. During the fiscal 
year 1907 the United States imported from Cuba sugar to the value 
of $70,637,288, or 70 per cent of the sugar brought into the United 
States from foreign countries, leaf tobacco to the amount of 
$13,527,863, and cigars and cigarettes to the amount of $3,889,520. 
The export and import trade of the chief ports of Cuba during the 
fiscal year 1905 is given in the following table: 

Table 63.— Foreign Trade of Principal Ports of Cuba in 1905. 



POETS. 


Exports. 


Imports. 


POKTS. 


Exports. 


Imports. 


Habana 

Cieiifuegos 

Cardenas 


Dollars. 
39,842,197 
12,479,097 

9,625,574 


Dollars. 
65,183,479 

2^615; 885 


Matanzas 

Santiago 


Dollars. 
8,733,560 
3,385,101 


Dollars. 
3,014,105 
7,375,900 



The shipping of all the Cuban ports during the calendar year 1905 
is shown by the following table: 

Table 64. — Tonnage Movement in Cuban Ports in 1905. 





STB.MK.S. 


S.,L™a VESSELS. 


TOTAL. 


""'■ 


Number. 


Net 
tonnage. 


Number. 


Net 


Number. 


Net 


Coastwise trade: 

Entered 

Cleared 

Seagoing trade: 

Cleared .'.'■-'.".'; 
Total navigation: 

Entered 

Cleared 


3! 993 

3,802 
3,754 

7,810 
7,797 


1,985,396 
1; 977, 988 

5,773,140 
5,710,290 

7,758,536 
7,688,278 


9,526 
9,556 

845 

10,385 
10, 401 


324,951 
322,629 

322, 160 
322,658 

747, 111 
645,287 


13,534 
13,549 

4,661 
4,599 

18, 195 
18, 148 


2,310,347 
2,300,671 

6,095,300 
6,032,948 

8,405,647 
8,333,619 



tran sport ation . 

The total length of the railway lines of Cuba open for general 
traffic at the end of the fiscal .year 1904 was 1,589.2 miles, as com- 
pared with 1,160.7 miles at the end of the fiscal year 1902. The 
most important and longest line is the one belonging to the Cuba 
Company, having a total length of 344.2 miles. The trunk line of 
the system under the control of the Cuba Company runs from 
Habana to Santiago, thereby connecting the eastern end of the 
island with the economic center. The Cuba Company, an Ameri- 



can concern under the direction of Sir William Van Home, has for 
its main object the development of the eastern part of the island, 
and has acquired large tracts of undeveloped land along the railway 
line. Next in length and importance is the United Railways of 
Habana, owned by an English company, with a total length of 
over 250 miles. Its principal line runs from Regla, a town just 
across from Habana, to Jovellanos, an inland town in the Province 
of Matanzas, 88 miles from Habana. It also operates a number of 
short lines around Habana. Besides the public railway lines there 
are short private lines used for the transportation of freight from the 
plantations and mills to the stations along the public railways. A 
bill was promulgated September 5, 1905, providing for the sub- 
vention of the Cuba Railroad Company by the Cuban Government 
by the advance of a credit of $798,450, which is to be repaid in 
installments by the company within ten years. 

SUGAR. 

The sugar of Cuba is entirely the product of the sugar-cane plant, 
and is of a uniformly superior quality. The cane is not indigenous 
to Cuba, but was introduced soon after the discovery of the island. 
The industry has received its main development since about 1830, 
after which year the annual production of sugar in the island has 
grown from about 100,000 to about 1,000,000 tons. Sugar is raised 
pretty generally all over the island, especially in the four central 
provinces — Habana, Matanzas, Santa Clara, and Puerto Principe. 
The plant flourishes luxuriantly as a rule with comparatively little 
care or encouragement, and replanting becomes necessary only 
once every ten or fifteen years, so that the crop is raised easily and 
cheaply; but the preparation for market is expensive in comparison. 

The cost of raising a pound of sugar in Cuba has been estimated at 
about 1 cent, and the cost of manufacturing and transporting it to 
seaboard under present conditions 1 cent more, or about 2 cents a 
pound. The process of production involves purchase or lease of 
land; hire of laborers and their housing and sustenance; clearing 
away and breaking up of the fields; purchase of the original cane 
plants and their renewal from time to time; planting, cultivating, 
weeding, and harvesting, and the procurement of agricultural tools, 
implements, and machines for these undertakings; erection of build- 
ings for storing and sheltering the stalks; construction of roads or 
private railways for transporting the same from the fields or farms to 
the mills; vehicles, cars, animals, or locomotives for use in transporta- 
tion; building of mills and their equipment with the various kinds 
of necessary sugar machinery; repairs, salaries of mill operatives, 
loading and freight to seaboard, insurance, and interest on invest- 
ment. In the old times the cost was much greater. The new era 
of improvement has only just begun, and it is the opinion of all 
the best informed observers that with the additional improvements 
which may be certainly expected soon to follow the cost of produc- 
tion will be further reduced. Improved roads and transportation 
facilities will probably also reduce the cost of transportation. 

Although nearly the whole island is well suited for the successful 
raising of sugar cane of the best quality, one of the largest crops ever 
produced on the island — that of 1894 — was raised on plantations 
covering about 2,000,000 acres, or only about one-fourteenth of the 
total acreage of Cuba. Owing to the devastation wrought during 
the war of liberation many plantations were abandoned or greatly 
crippled, and the recovery from these ravages is by no means yet 
complete. It is estimated that about 5,000,000 acres might quickly 
and easily be turned into first-class sugar plantations in addition 
to the plantations already existing and in operation. 

The total number of plantations and farms of all sorts in Cuba 
prior to the late war was 90,960, but in 1899, just after the war, the 
number was only 60,711. Since 1899 the number has materially 



Improvements that have been gradually introduced in the process 
of sugar production in Cuba include steam power in the field and 
in the mills, labor-saving machines of various kinds, improved 
furnaces, clarifiers, grinding machines, defiberators, defecators, 



38 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



vacuum pans, centrifugal separators, and other modern sugar 
machinery, cane carriers and railway tracks through the fields for 
mo^dng the crops to the mills, chemical laboratories, cane loaders 
and unloaders, electric-light plants in the mills, and a large variety 
of novel improvements, tools, fertilizers, etc. 

The best estimates unite in stating the total area of developed 
land, including cities, towns, villages, farms, plantations, and pas- 
turages, at about 14,000,000 acres, or about one-half of the island. 

The relative importance of Cuba as a sugar-producing country 
may be seen from the following table: 

Table 65. — World's Sugar Production and Share Supplied 
BY Cuba. 1902-1907. « 



CROP TEARS. 


Total 
sugar pro- 
duction of 
the world, b 


Total 

sugar pro- 
duction.fr 


Propor- 
tioncane 

sugar 
bears to 
total 
world 
product. 


Sugar 
produc- 
tion of 
Cuba. 


tion Cuban 
sugar 
bears to 
total 
world 
product. 


1901 2 


Tons. 
10,993,709 

9,936,257 
10,290,828 

9,513,262 
12,234,236 
12,281,768 


Tons. 
4,080,105 
4,179,537 
4,207,725 
4.594,782 
5,016,870 
5,137,950 


Per cent. 
37.0 
42.0 
40.8 
48.3 
41.0 


Tons. 
850, 181 
998, 878 

l! 163; 258 
1,178,749 
1,427,073 


Per cent. 
7.7 




10.1 


1903-4 


10.1 


1905 6 


9.6 











The tobacco of Cuba has the reputation of being the best in the 
world. The very superior grade is produced only in Pinar del Rio, 
the most westerly province, and in only one section of that province. 

Tobacco of superior quality is grown throughout Cuba, but Pinar 
del Rio contains nearly three-fourths of the total tobacco acreage of 
the island, and Habana Province nearly one-fourth. The plant is 
indigenous, and tobacco became an article of export as early as the 
sixteenth century. Spain imposed very high taxes and tariffs upon 
it ?ind derived from it much revenue. In 1894 the total product 
was 62,000,000 pounds. Since the war the amount raised has been 
somewhat less than this. 

Cuba's tobacco production ranks next to sugar in importance. 
The tillage of the tobacco plant absorbs about 10 per cent of the 
cultivated area of the island, and in raising the crop and in the 
manufacture of cigars and cigarettes from the leaf nearly 100,000 
persons are employed. The methods pursued in the Cuban to- 
bacco fields are practically the same as those pursued in North Car- 
olina or in Connecticut, except that in Cuba the planting is done 
almost entirely by hand. The Cuban season of growth is from 
September to January. The cutting and curing processes follow 
and last into February. The fermenting process comes next, and 
after that the leaves are assorted and baled and sent to the factory 
or the market. Much of the tobacco raised in Cuba is manufactured 
into cigars and cigarettes, and of this manufacture about one-fifth is 
reserved for home consumption and four-fifths is exported, together 
with the remainder of the leaf unmanufactured. In 1905, 37,729,- 
311 pounds of leaf tobacco were exported, besides 225,181,266 
cigars and 11,930,130 packages of cigarettes. The value of the un- 
manufactured export was $14,043,506 and of the manufactured 
export 114,271,565. 

Table 66.— Tobacco Crops of Cuba, 1896-1905. 



VB.RS. 


Bales. 


. .EARS. 


Bales, a 




375,000 
88; 000 
220,000 
460,000 
6 495,000 






1897.. 


1902 


6 520 000 


















b 443, 000 







The soil and climate of Cuba are admirably suited for the pro- 
duction of large crops of the best coffee. This fact is proved by 
historical records. WTiile the Cubans during recent years have not 
raised coffee enough for their own consumption, it was for about 
thirty years in the first part of the nineteenth century one of their 
leading industries, and the amount annually exported averaged 
about 15,000,000 pounds. 

Its decline was due to several causes, among which were the com- 
petition of the East Indies and South America, a succession of bad 
crops, and the increasing attractiveness of sugar-cane culture, in 
view of the great demand for Cuban sugar in the early part of the 
past century. At that period Cuba had almost a monopoly of the 
sugar market, and a great many planters changed from coffee to 
sugar culture in order to make more money. There were 1,600 
coffee plantations in Cuba in 1846, but less than 200 in 1903. 

TARIFF. 

Under Spanish domination Cuba had an exceedingly high tariff, 
which was virtually prohibitive. At the same time Spanish prod- 
ucts were admitted free of duty. In 1892 the Spanish Government 
granted considerable reductions of duty on imports fi-om the United 
States in return for the free admission of Cuban sugar into the 
United States. 

After the outbreak of the last revolution the Spanish Government 
found it necessary to revise the tariff. The new tariff was pro- 
claimed August 8, 1897, and went into effect ten days later. It 
reduced the duties to a veiy large extent, making the new rates in 
several cases less than half the old rates. It also abolished the old 
custom of admitting Spanish products free. It provided, however, 
for "differential duties," which were to be levied in addition to the 
regular rates, called "fiscal duties," upon imports from foreign 
countries. The United States no longer enjoyed the special reduc- 
tions granted in 1892. 

Upon taking possession of the island in 1898, President McKinley, 
exercising his authority as Commander in Chief of the Army and 
Navy, proclaimed a new tariff for Cuba, which was practically a 
repetition of the Spanish tariff in force before the occupation of the 
island by the United States, with several rates, especially on 
food products, considerably reduced. On March 31, 1900, President 
McKinley proclaimed a new tariff, in which further modifications 
were made, some of the duties on food products being reduced, while 
others — as, for example, those on live animals — were increased. 

On assuming control of the Republic in May, 1902, the Cuban 
Government decided to continue the tariff of 1900 in force, making 
only slight modifications in the customs treatment of imports from 
time to time. In December, 1903, the new reciprocity convention 
between the United States and Cuba went into effect. By the 
terms of this agreement certain reductions of duty were granted by 
the two nations to each other, amounting to 20 per cent on Cuban 
products entering the United States, and 20, 25, 80, and 40 per cent 
on various articles from the United States entering Cuba. In Jan- 
uary, 1904, the Cuban Congress authorized the Government to 
increase certain rates by from 15 to 30 per cent. These changes, 
which affect practically all of the products covered in the conven- 
tion between the United States and Cuba, were promulgated by 
President Palma, of Cuba, on February 1, 1904. The increases are 
at the rates of 15, 20, 25, and 30 per cent, but the differential in 
favor of United States products is still retained, since products 
of foreign countries have to pay still higher rates, equal to the differ- 
ence provided for in the treaty. Further details as to the Cuban 
tariff will be found in the ' ' Customs Tariff of the Republic of Cuba, ' ' 
published by the Bureau of Statistics of the Department of Com- 
merce and Labor in May, 1905. 

[Commercial and industrial conditions in Cuba are discussed at 
greater length in a monograph entitled "Commercial Cuba," issued 
by the Bureau of Statistics of the Department of Commerce and 
Labor in 1905, being part of the May, 1905, Summary of Commerce 
and Finance. 



COMI^IERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



ECUADOR. 

[Area, 116,000 square miles; population, estimated at 1,400,000.] 
The total commerce of Ecuador in 1906, the latest year for which 
complete statistics are available, was $18,968,000, of which $8,279,000 
were imports and $10,689,000 exports. Of the imports 27.4 per cent 
was drawn from the United States, and of the exports 30.9 per cent 
was sent to the United States. The ofHcial figures of the United 
States with reference to its trade with Ecuador show that the imports 
from that country have grown from $535,060 in 1890 to $1,524,378 
in 1900 and $3,059,573 in 1907, and the exports thereto from $715,208 
in 1890 to 11,216,008 in 1900 and $1,726,289 in 1907, these being 
fiscal-year figures in all cases. 

COMMERCE. 

The foreign commerce of Ecuador for the years 1900 to 1906 is 
given in the following table: 

Table 67. — Oommebce of Ecuador, 1900-1906, by Countries." 



co^....s. 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 1 


1904 


1905 


1906 


Imports from— 

United States 

United Kingdom.... 


1,000 
dollars. 

l!934 
1,254 
604 
181 
241 
273 
176 
143 
54 


diflars. 

i;740 
1,320 

226 
387 
413 
150 
129 
95 


1,000 

dollars. 

1,452 

2,799 

1,015 

773 

169 

248 

180 

170 

144 

79 


1,000 

dollars. 

1,410 

1,556 

973 

492 

956 


1,000 

dollars. 

2,. 384 

1,951 

1,453 

601 

233 

175 

286 

180 

117 

84 


1,000 

dollars. 

2,210 

2,209 

1,510 

544 

284 

231 

222 

204 

120 

123 


1,000 
dollars. 
2,266 
2,702 
1,506 




621 


Italy 


i'^) 




W 






Spain 


(.'=) 


Chile 


(c) 




1,184 






Total imports.;. 


6,529 


7,361 


7,029 


5,387 


7,464 


7,657 


8,279 


Exports to- 


2,671 

1,579 

1,291 

1,187 

178 

450 

43 

24 

165 


3,258 
1,355 
1,043 
991 
153 
664 
54 
137 
89 
200 


3,427 
2; 127 
902 
986 
221 
653 
71 
84 
104 


2,392 
2,339 
1,601 
1,133 

/,^00 


3,800 
2,547 
2,115 
924 
307 
559 
546 

153 


3,043 
2,468 

'543 
495 
412 
257 

89 
194 


3,320 


United States 


3,302 

1,750 

646 


United Kingdom.... 






Peru 


(<:) 


Netherlands 


f;! 




1,671 






Total exports... 


7,627 


7,944 


8,811 


9,065 


11,331 


9,035 


10,689 



a Compiled from the reports of the German consul in Das Deutsche Handels- 
archiv. Part II, for 1902, 1903, 1905, and 1906. 

b As no report was found for 1903, the imports were obtained from the British 
Consular Reports and the exports from the Statesman's Yearbook, 1905. 

cNo data available. Included with "All other." 

The imports into Ecuador in 1906, the latest year for which 
statistics are available, exceeded 8^ million dollars, while the 
exports are growing at a fairly rapid rate. In 1906 the United 
Kingdom contributed about 33 percent of the imports, the United 
States 27 per cent, Germany 18 per cent, France 7J per cent, and 
all the other countries only 14 per cent. While the same four 
countries absorb the greater part of the exports, the order of impor- 
tance is different. France is the most important pui-chaser of 
products of Ecuador, taking in 1906 a little over 31 per cent, the 
United States slightly less than 31 per cent, and Germany less than 
one-sixth, leaving less than one-fourth to all the other countries. 

This geographic distribution of the exports and imports of Ecua- 
dor may be better understood from the natm-e of the articles enter- 
ing its commerce. Of its exports, as shown in Table 68, almost 60 
per cent consists of cacao, of which France is the most important 
consumer. Palm nuts, rubber, and coffee are other important 
agricultm-al exports, and in 1905 these four items alone amounted 
to 82 per cent of the total exports. The remainder consists of some 
hides, auriferous minerals, and straw hats. 

The imports into Ecuador, on the other hand, are much more 
varied, consisting of comparatively small quantities of a variety of 
articles of ready consumption needed in a country with scarcely 
any manufacturing industries. In Table 69 are shown the imports 
into Ecuador in the years 1900, 1902, 1904, and 1905, the only recent 



years for which it was possible to obtain information. Textiles are 
seen to constitute about 30 per cent of these imports, and food- 
stuffs, iron ware, and ready-made clothing are the items next in 
importance; all these are products in the manufactm-e of which the 
United States and the United Kingdom are leading. 

Table 68. — Exports from Ecuador, 1900-1905, by Articles. « 



ABTICLES. 1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


Cocoa pis- 


41,427,333 


51,100,633 53,774,010 


50,716,916 


62,972,466 


46,578,359 


5,308,533 


5,963,903 


6, 438, 24c 


5,934,471 


7,420,775 


5,312,315 


Palm nuts lbs.... 


48,791,43fi58,662,51i 


40,215,121 


39,969,56f 


46,485,02] 


41,967,579 




778,831 


787, 60( 


478, 46J 


600,825 


1,074,738 


949,526 


Rubber.... {J*'„Yis:: 


1,105,468 


710,706 


870,396 


1,090,977 


1,145,435 


1,293,143 


529,84] 


277,97] 


338,562 


522,692 


696,18c 


730,205 


Straw hats, dolls.. 


159, 37J 


184,713 


330,975 


3il,m 


431,515 


610,804 


Specie and miner- 














als dolls.. 


93, 454 


127, 442 


410,222 






418,289 


COS- p-is:: 


6,204,565 


4,749,866 


7,612,88; 


5,825,04c 


7,693,234 


4,862,827 


407,854 


315,75; 


438,407 


327, 451 


496, 186 


385,446 


Hides p-is:: 


1,690,934 


1,8S6,42S 


1,831, 13( 


1,844,307 


2,319,667 


2, .382, 974 


184, 92£ 


186,813 


183,42] 




242,047 


285, 167 


All other.... dolls.. 


163,671 


99, 469 


193,004 


370, 460 


181,074 


343,230 


TotaL.dolls.. 


7,626,486 


7,943,664 


8,811,303 


9,064,515 


11,331,253 


9,034,982 



.KTICLES. 


1900 


1902 


1904 


1905 


Textiles, n.o.s 


Dollars. 

1,761,757 
987,754 
755,762 
314,642 
452,039 
247,417 
144,847 
118,863 
97,338 
130,271 
165, 166 
43,222 
128,779 

40,284 
100,674 
58,689 
47,769 
68, 474 
38,713 
29,324 
20,996 
29,621 
516, 736 


Dollars. 
1,874,774 
1,006,532 
450,963 
419,326 
299,264 
125,327 
111,300 
129,005 

95,548 

76,426 
145,369 

55,091 
109,688 

89,789 

66,974 
61,534 
77,885 
27,734 
26,734 
28,768 
25,299 
34,934 
45.257 
486,878 


Dollars. 
1,824,944 
1,160,827 
589,201 
311,442 
262,569 
175,888 
127, 071 
155,580 
119, 421 
105,475 
148,221 

62,982 
125 386 
130,209 
100,930 

99,514 
185,803 

69,084 

60,881 


Dollars. 
2,298,285 








318, 902 






IMachinery 


217, 184 


Oils 


193, 968 








168, 620 


Wood, and manufactures of 

Paper, and manufactures of 

Minerals • 


161,965 
141,962 
134,042 








Silk goods 


104, 687 




79, 192 
71,813 






61,096 




47,922 
44, 621 






46,337 
45,027 
13,596 
40, 570 
651,725 


42,758 












37; 018 










Total merchandise 

Gold and silver 


6,397,700 
131,624 


5,870,399 
1,158,279 


6,612,683 
851,638 


7,314,209 
342,689 






Total imports 


6,529,324 


7,028,678 


7,464,320 


7,656,898 



a Compiled from reports of the German consul in Das Deutsche Handelsarchi v. 
No report was made for 1903 and no data given for imports by articles in the 
report for 1901. 

^ No data available. 

The commerce with the United States has grown considerably 
during the period 1890 to 1907. The imports into the United States 
from Ecuador have in the last seventeen years increased almost 400 
per cent, fi'om $535,060 to $3,059,573. The exports from the United 
States to Ecuador in the same period show an increase of about 140 
per cent, from $715,208 to $1,726,289. The imports into the United 
States fi'om Ecuador dming 1906 consisted of cacao, which formed 
over 42 per cent of the total; rubber, over 23 per cent; vegetable 
ivory and hides and skins, over 10 per cent each; straw hats, etc., 
about 10 per cent, and all other articles only 3 per cent. Our im- 
ports of cacao from Ecuador have increased during the period 1890 
to 1906 from $150,156 to $1,108,219. The exports from the United 
States to Ecuador in 1906 were chiefly made up as follows: Wheat 
flom- and lard, about 28 per cent each; iron and steel manufactures, 
about 34 per cent, and manufactures of cotton, about 5 per cent. Of 
the imports from Ecuador to the United States in 1906 over three- 
fom-ths were admitted free of duty. 



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COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



The import tariff of Ecuador provides for loA^^ing the following 
duties: (1) Import duties; (2) a surtax of 100 per cent; (3) ware- 
house tax and surtax of 100 per cent; (4) transit tax and surtax of 100 
per cent; (5) wharfage charges; (6) consumption taxes on liquors; 
(7) special dues; (8) porterage dues (longshoremen's charges); (9) 
consular fees. 

The import duties are divided into 38 classes. The importation 
of conunodities included in the first class is entirely prohibited. 
Articles mentioned in the second class are admitted free of duty and 
include among other products certain chemicals, live animals, all 
kinds. of instruments and apparatus, machines, agricultural machin- 
ery, almost everything used in construction work from bricks to iron 
and steel beams and doors, windows, staircases, etc., iron and steel 
bridges, rails, etc. The goods mentioned in the classes 3 to 38 are 
subject to duties ranging from 1 centavo to 60 sucres per kilo (fi-om 
one-fourth cent to about $14 per pound). Practically all the rates 
are specific. 

GUIANAS (BRITISH, DUTCH, AND FRENCH). 

The area of the thi-ee sections into which the Guianas are divided 
is estimated at about 167,000 square miles, and the population at 
about 400,000. British Guiana covers more than half of the total 
area, and contains about three-fourths of the entire population. 
The commerce of these colonies during the latest year for which 
information is available, was as follows: 



SECTIONS. 


Year 
ended— 


Exports. 


Imports. 




Mar., 1906 
Dec, 1905 
Dec, 1904 


Dollars. 
9,324,000 
1,781,000 
2,022,000 


Dollars. 




2,035,000 




• 2,257,000 





It is the common characteristic of the trade of these three colo- 
nies that the greater share of their trade is with the mother country, 
as will be shown by the detailed figm-es referring to each colony. 
The only exception is found in the exports of Dutch Guiana, of 
which a greater quantity goes to the United States than to the 
Netherlands. 

GUIANA, BRITISH. 

[Area, 90,277 square miles; estimated population in 1904, 295,122.] 
The total commerce of British Guiana in the year ended March, 
1906, the latest year for which statistics are available, was 
$17,033,000, of which $7,709,000 were imports and $9,324,000 exports. 
Of the imports 29.7 per cent was from the United States, and of the 
exports 17.1 per cent was sent to the United States. The official 
figures of the United States with reference to its trade with British 
Guiana show that the imports from that country have decreased 
from $4,326,975 in 1890 to $3,795,358 in 1900 and $1,213,813 in 1907, 
and the exports thereto from $2,106,345 in 1890 to $1,915,192 in 
1900 and $1,847,147 in 1907, these being fiscal-year figures in all 

This colony, with an area exceeding that of Great Britain, has a 
population of less than 300,000. Its economic development took 
place under conditions of negro slavery, the slaves being intro- 
duced from the West Indies, and was based almost exclusively on 
the production of sugar on large plantations. Since the abolition 
of slavery, contract labor, mainly of Indian coolies, has enabled 
the large plantation owners to continue the cultivation of sugar on a 
profitable basis, so that the sugar industry in British Guiana does 
not show the same tendency toward deterioration as in most of the 
West India islands. About half of all the cultivated land in the 
colony is under sugar cane, and because of the fertility of the soil, 



improved processes of production, and the excellent quality of 
the sugar the planters are able to hold then- own against the com- 
petition of European beet sugar, and the so-called Demerara sugars 
command very high prices in the English markets. 



The exports of sugar from British Guiana oscillate between 200 
and 300 million pounds and usually represent about nine-tenths 
of the exports. The value of the total exports from British Guiana 
fluctuates between 8 and 11 million dollars and usually depends 
on the quantity of sugar exported as much as on the price in the 
world market. Other important articles of export are by-products 
of the sugar industry, such as molasses and rum, and in 1905 these 
three articles represented more than 90 per cent of the total exports 
of merchandise. In addition to this, exports of gold dust and 
bullion have been developing within the last fifteen years, and 
while in the beginning they represented the product of very primi- 
tive methods of washing the gold dust found along the rivers, at 
present scientific methods of gold mining are gradually being 
introduced. 

While the population does not show any tendency to increase, 
the imports into Guiana show a decided tendency to decline. The 
highest mark which they reached during the last fifteen years 
was in the fiscal year 1894, when the merchandise imported had 
a value of $9,347,000, while dmang the eight years 1896 to 1903 
they were below 7 million dollars and in 1905 $7,709,000. The 
imports consist mainly of foodstuffs and other articles of con- 
sumption, namely, large quantities of flour and rice used by the 
Indian coolies, dried fish, textiles, and spirituous liquors. An- 
other important class of imports, however, is made up of ma- 
terials needed in the sugar industry, such as coal, fertilizers, and 
machinery. In 1905 the imports of machinery amounted to over 
$300,000, those of coal to $118,000, and fertilizers to $620,000, 
the imports for that particular year being rather below the normal. 

The trade of British Guiana is mainly with the United King- 
dom, the United States, and Canada. The imports from the 
United Kingdom are over one-half, and the exports to the United 
Kingdom about 40 per cent, of the total. The United States sup- 
plies a little less than one-third of the imports and takes from one- 
third to one-fourth of the exports. Canada figures largely in the 
exports from British Guiana, of which it takes a share about equal 
to that of the United States, while the imports from Canada are 
only 3 to 4 per cent of the total. The sugar exported from British 
Guiana goes mainly to the United States and to Canada, which 
took about 40 per cent each, while most of the remainder goes 
to the United Kingdom. Of the rum, over four-fifths goes to the 
United Kingdom, which also takes practically all the gold bullion 
exported. To the markets of British Guiana the United States 
supplies almost all the wheat flour, most of the meat products, 
and most of the gmin, while the United Kingdom ships about 90 
per cent of the textiles, about four-fifths of the machinery, almost 
all the fertilizers, and most of the manufactured articles of iron, 
india rubber, hats, haberdashery and millinery, bags and sacks, 
malt liquors, drugs, etc., and most of the coal. The imports from 
the British East Indies consist of large consignments of rice, for 
the use of the coolies. 

GUIANA, DUTCH. 
[Area, 46,000 square miles; population in 1905, 75,465.] 
The total commerce of Dutch Guiana in 1905, the latest year for 
which statistics are available, was $4,416,000, of which $2,635,000 
were imports and $1,781,000 exports. Of the imports, 20.9 percent 
was from the United States, and of the exports 38.9 per cent was sent 
to the United States. The official figures of the United States with 
reference to its trade with Dutch Guiana show that the imports from 
that country increased from $574,114 in 1890 to $1,230,412 in 1900 
and fell off to $690,911 in 1907^ and the exports thereto increased 
from $279,519 in 1890 to $493,985 in 1900 and $519,504 in 1907, these 
being fiscal-year figures in all cases. 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



41 



COMMERCE. 

In view of the small population, being an average of only about 
1§ persons per square mile, a very small part of the large area of 
Dutch Guiana is economically exploited. Agriculture is the main 
industry of the population, of which 26,000, or more than 60 per cent 
of the people economically employed, are engaged in the fields, 
while the gold-mining industry, evidently on the decline, employs 
about 2,600 people, as against 3,400 in 1900. The majority of the 
population consists of descendants of former slaves, slavery having 
been abolished in 1863. Under slaveiy, sugar and coffee planta- 
tions were the basis of the economic prosperity of this colony. 
After emancipation many of its large plantations were broken up, 
and the population began to grow only within recent years, mainly 
by means of the importation of Indian coolies. The exports still 
consist mainly of agricultural products and small quantities of gold. 
The total value of the exports was over 2 million dollars annually 
during the years 1897 to 1901, and since then it has oscillated be- 
tween $1,500,000 and §1,800,000. The exports of sugar vary be- 
tween 15 and 25 million pounds. In 1905 they amounted to 18^ 
million pounds, valued at §586,000. The exports of cacao repre- 
sent in some years a higher value. In 1899 they amounted to 
8,500,000 pounds, worth §1,141,000, but since then they have been 
rapidly falling off, declining to 7 million pounds in 1901, less than 
2 million pounds in 1904, though for 1905 they increased again to 
3,700,000 pounds. The main reason of the decline is probably to 
be found in the Krullote (witchbroom) plague, and the increased 
exports of 1905 indicate that the efforts to combat that plague have 
been at least partially successful. The exports of coffee are small, 
amounting in 1905 to 232,000 pounds, valued at §19,000. The 
exports of gold in 1905 were $564,000, the highest on record during 
the decade. The value of the imports as a rule is higher than that 
of the exports, being from 2 to 3 million dollars annually and within 
recent years nearer the latter figure. They consist mainly of bread- 
stuffs, such as flour, rice, of which about 10 million pounds are im- 
ported annually for the consumption of the coolies, textiles, such 
as cotton manufactures and ready-made clothing, meat products, 
and alcoholic liquors. The imports of machinery are considerable 
in view of the small population, amounting to $98,000 in 1905, and 
as much as $170,000 and over in earlier years. The trade of this 
colony is mainly with the mother country and the United States. 
About half of the imports come from the Netherlands and one-fifth 
to one-fourth from the United States. In 1905 the proportion was 
as follows: From the Netherlands, 58 per cent; from the United 
States, 21 per cent, and from all other countries 21 per cent. This 
proportion is practically constant, having scarcely changed since 
1901, when it was 48 per cent, 20 per cent, and 32 per cent. Of the 
exports, 41.7 per cent went to the Netherlands, 38.9 per cent to the 
United States, and 19.4 per cent to all other countries. The im- 
ports from Dutch Guiana to the United States consist largely of 
cacao and sugar, and the chief exports from the United States are 
breadstuffs and provisions. 

Detailed statements of the foreign trade of this colony will be 
found on pages 68, 69, 76, 96, and 97. 

GUIANA, FRENCH. 

[Area, 30,500 square miles; population in 1901, 32,908.] 
The total commerce of French Guiana in 1904, the latest year for 
which statistics are available, was $4,279,000, of which $2,257,000 
were imports and $2,022,000 exports. Of the imports 8.9 per cent 
was drawn from the United States, and of the exports only 1 percent 
was sent to the United States. The official figures of the United 
States with reference to its trade with French Guiana show that the 
imports from that country were $17,647 in 1890, $37,564 in 1900, and 
$33,922 in 1907, and the exports thereto $160,933 in 1890, $189,910 in 
1900, and $294,976 in 1907, these being fiscal-year figures in all cases. 

COMMERCE. 

Within the last decade, the foreign trade of French Guiana has 
shown a slight tendency to increase. The exports have fluc- 



tuated between $1,200,000 and $2,400,000, while the imports were 
usually several hundred thousand dollars larger. This is explained 
by the fact that French Guiana serves as a penal colony, and there- 
fore contains a comparatively large unproductive population. 
While the natural conditions of climate and soil would permit of 
some agricultural development, veiy little has ever been attempted 
in that direction, and one is therefore not surprised to find that from 
90 to 95 per cent of the exports consist of auriferous minerals, and 
that the exports of other merchandise are almost too small to deserve 
any mention. In 1904 exports of phosphates for fertilizing purposes 
amounted to $41,000 and shipments of rose essence amounted to 
$37,000. About 95 per cent of the gold was shipped to France and 
the rest to Switzerland. Most of the fertilizers went to the United 
States. The imports consisted mainly of food products, textiles, 
and other articles of domestic consumption, as is found to be the 
case in all minor Latin-American countries. In 1904 the main 
items of imports were as follows: Flour, $186,000; spirits, wines, and 
malt liquors together, .$324,000; cattle, $103,000; salt pork, $89,000; 
and salt beef, $48,000. Other food products imported were vege- 
tables, $81,000, and sugar, $59,000. The imports of cotton manu- 
factures amounted to $152,000, while the bulk of the remaining 
imports consisted of such articles as candles, chinaware, glassware, 
jewelry, leather manufactures, oil, paper manufactures, soap, etc. 
Almost 70 per cent of these imports came from France, which en- 
joys the privilege of free trade with its colony. Next in importance 
in supplying the slight demand were the British colonies, probably 
the West Indies, and the United States, the latter supplying about 
1200,000 worth, or less than 10 per cent of the total. Even of the 
wheat flour imported, only one-fourth came from the United States 
and three-fourths from France, which is explained by the fact that 
France pays a drawback duty on flour ground in France from im- 
ported wheat. The main articles in which the United States com- 
peted to some degree successfully with France were salt pork and 
beef, lard and butter, and cotton-seed oil, of which latter the United 
States supplied two-thirds of the total imported. Of petroleum, 
the United States sent only $16,000 worth, as against $33,000 from 
France, probably of Russian origin. It is noteworthy that the 
United States sent practically no textiles, no leather manufactures, 
very little iron manufactures — in brief, very small quantities of 
manufactures in general. 

Detailed information regarding the trade of French Guiana are 
given in the statistical appendix, and will be found on pages 69, 77, 
97, and 98. 

HAITI. 

[Area, 10,204 square miles; population estimated at 1,347,000.] 
Haiti has no official record of its foreign commerce. An estimate 
for 1900, based upon the known value of exports to and imports from 
that island by the principal commercial countries of the world, puts 
the total commerce of Haiti in that year at $6,175,000, of which 
about $4,900,000 were unports and about $1,275,000 exports. Of the 
imports practically three-fourths was drawn from the United States 
and of the exports an even larger proportion was sent to the United 
States. In the latest report the British consul quotes an estimate 
of the total value of imports into Haiti for the twelve months ended 
September, 1905, namely, $3,871,000, of which $2,747,000, or 71 per 
cent, is said to have come from the United States. No similar 
estimate for exports is available. The official figures of the United 
States with reference to its trade with Haiti show that imports from 
Haiti have decreased from $2,421,221 in 1890 to $1,184,797 in 1900 
and $1,274,678 in 1907, and exports thereto have also decreased from 
$5,335,068 in 1890 to $2,996,689 in 1900 and $2,916,104 in 1907, these 
being fiscal-year figures in all cases. 

COMMERCE. 

The only reliable data on the trade of Haiti for recent years are 
compiled from foreign sources. In 1899-1900 the total imports were 
estimated by a German authority at $4,900,000, distributed among 
the principal nations as follows: United States, $3,700,000; France, 



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COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



$450,000; Great Britain and colonies, $425,000, and Germany, 
$200,000. In 1901 the imports were estimated at $5,500,000. In 
1902, owing to the revolution, they are said to have declined 30 per 
cent. The exports in 1901 were estimated at $1,275,000; in 1902 at 
$1,000,000. The data of imports from Haiti into the United States, 
United Kingdom, France, and Germany, in 1905, justify an esti- 
mate of the total value of exports from Haiti at $5,000,000. 

From October 1, 1903, to June 30, 1904, 100,000,000 pounds of 
coffee were exported, being 30,000,000 pounds in excess of the ex- 
ports of any previous year. But during the twelve months ended 
September, 1906, the exports of coffee again fell to 50,000,000 
pounds. In 1904, 3,017,015 pounds of cotton were exported, against 
3,260,271 pounds in 1903 and 2,000,000 pounds in 1902. In the 
fiscal year 1906 the exports of cotton amounted to 3,865,216 pounds. 
There were also exported in 1906, 6,208,289 pounds and 1,818 
sacks of cotton seed, against 275,847 pounds in 1904 and 376,300 
pounds in 1903. The quantity of cacao shipped from October 1, 
1902, to September 30, 1903, was 4,990,520 pounds; from October, 
1905, to September, 1906, 4,582,403 pounds; of logwood, 168,364,191 
pounds and 120,252,960 pounds, respectively; of yellow wood, 
623,955 pounds and 1,097,000 pounds; of guaiac (lignum -vitse), 
10,378,452 pounds and 4,837,560 pounds. Other articles exported 
in considerable quantities in 1906 are: Hemp, 669,853 pounds; 
orange peel, 494,492 pounds; hides and skins, 398,479 pounds; wax, 
149,095 pounds; cedar wood, 613,000 pounds; tortoise shells, pis- 
tachio nuts, honey, besides small quantities of copper ore. 

The official figures of the United States of the trade between the 
United States and Haiti (see table on pages 153 and 154) differ consid- 
erably from the German estimate given above. There was a sharp 
decline in imports from Haiti— from $2,747,000 in 1895 to $827,000 in 
1899 , or to less than one-third . Since 1900 the annual importation has 
averaged about a million dollars. Logwood, $256,000, forms nearly 
one-fifth of the total; coffee, $288,000, nearly one-fourth. Next fol- 
low cacao, $267,000; hides and skins, $122,000, and cabinet woods, 
$143,000. There has been a marked decline in the imports of logwood 
and coffee since 1900. In cacao and hides and skins there has been, 
on the whole, a steady increase. In cabinet woods the increase in 
imports has been almost uninterrupted since 1899. 

French imports from Haiti in 1905 were $4,778,000, against 
$4,300,000 in 1904 and $6,180,000 in 1903. In 1905 they consisted 
practically of three articles: Coffee, .$3,705,000; cacao, $281,000, and 
woods, $679,000. In the preceding year there were considerable 
imports of raw cotton, amounting to $200,000, but in 1905 these had 
fallen to such a small quantity that they were not separately stated. 
In the British statistics of imports, Haiti and Santo Domingo are 
combined. They show for 1904 a total of $337,000 (a slight increase 
over previous years) , consisting mainly of logwood , $226 ,000 , and raw 
cotton, $92,000, the trade in logwood having been practically sta- 
tionary since 1900, while that in raw cotton was practically nothing 
in 1902. After 1904 the imports again declined to $153,000 in 1905 and 
were §209,000 in 1906, whenlogwood amounted to$156,000, orthree- 
fourths of the total. The Gennan figures show a decline in imports 
from Haiti from $1,108,000 in 1900 to $100,000 in 1905. In 1900 
Gennan imports of coffee were $394,000, and of cacao $564,000. In 
1905 both had dwindled to practically nothing, leaving cotton and 
hides as principal items. In logwood, too, the trade has been largely 
diverted from Germany to France. 

The United States exports to Haiti, as shown on pages 153 
and 154, have declined almost uninterniptedly since 1895 — from 
$5,092,801 in that year to $2,916,000 in 1907. The most important 
item in 1907 was cotton cloth, $608,000, or almost one-fourth of the 
total. Exports of cotton cloth to Haiti have remained practically 
stationary for the decade. Wheat flour, $522,000, the next largest 
item among the exports, shows a great decline as compared with 
$818,000 in 1895. A similar decline is shown in exports of provisions, 
the two principal items of which are pork, $136,000, and lard, 
$254,000, in 1907. against $973,000 and $289,000 in 1895. 



French exports to Haiti have declined from $1,249,000 in 1903 to 
$1,094,000 in 1904 and $882,000 in 1905, made up mainly of fancy 
goods and notions, $177,000; cotton cloth, $110,000; wines, $88,000; 
medicines, $104,000, and clothing and underwear, $94,000. British 
exports to Haiti and Santo Domingo in 1906 were $1,603,000, 
showing a considerable increase over the preceding four years. 
They consisted mainly of cotton cloth, $1,198,000, besides which 
there were $48,000 of empty sacks, $45,000 of woolen goods, and 
$62,000 of metal goods. German exports to Haiti declined from 
$251,000 in 1900 to $179,000 in 1905, or about one-third, which is a 
trifle compared to the decline of imports into Germany. The princi- 
pal item in German exports in 1905 was earthen, stone, and china, 
ware, $33,000, while in 1900 the principal item was rice, $53,000, 
which in 1905 dwindled to $18,000. Next in importance in 1905 were 
cotton goods, $26,700; iron and maniofactures thereof, $19,500; 
instruments, machines, and vehicles, $9,500. Thus, while Ger- 
many has been absorbing more and more of the carrying trade of 
Haiti and while most of the business of the Republic is carried on 
by German firms, the goods which form the subject of this trade 
have been derived to an increasing degree from countries other 
than Germany and the Haitian exports to Germany have become 
insignificant. 



The tariff of Haiti, containing over 1,600 schedules, provides 
specific import duties on a large number of products. In addition 
to these specific duties, there are surtaxes of 50 per cent, 33J per 
cent, and one of 25 per cent in gold. There are also surtaxes of 20 
and 10 per cent, respectively, on the export duties, which are levied 
on Haitian products, such as mahogany, animals, different kinds of 
wood, cacao and coffee, cotton, gums, hides and skins, and raw 
sugar. In addition to the duties and surtaxes mentioned, special 
taxes and dues, such as watch dues, pilot, sanitary inspection, water, 
and naturalization dues, are levied on imports, which are specified 
separately for the several ports. 

MEXICO. 



[Are 



767,258 square 



;; population in 1900, 13,6( 



,9.] 



The total commerce of Mexico in the fiscal year 1907, was (includ- 
ing bullion and specie) $239,728,000, of which $116,215,000 were 
imports and $123,513,000 exports. Of the imports, 62.9 per cent was 
drawn from the United States, and of the exports 70.9 per cent was 
sent to the United States. The official figures of the United States 
with reference to its trade with Mexico show that the imports of 
merchandise only from that country have grown from $22,690,915 
in 1890 to $28,646,053 in 1900 and $57,233,527 in 1907, and the exports 
of merchandise thereto from $13,285,287 in 1890 to $34,974,961 in 
1900 and $66,248,098 in 1907, these being fiscal-year figures in all 
cases. 

MANUFACTURES. 

The Government statistics for 1902 enumerate 6,234 industrial 
establishments, employing 117,992 laborers, with a total production 
valued at about $70,000,000 United States gold. There are 2,082 
sugar mills, in which the juice of the cane is extracted by wooden 
cylinders and boiled down into a dark-brown substance called 
"panocha," in the form of small cakes called "panelas" or 
" piloncillos. " More important are the cotton mills, engaged in 
the making of cotton cloth called "manta," a coarse unbleached 
fabric, sold almost exclusively in the local markets. In 1904-5 the 
mills consumed about 68,000,000 pounds of cotton, a large portion of 
which was from the United States. At the end of the fiscal year 
1905 the number of factories in operation was 128, by far the greatest 
nimiber being located in the central States, Puebla leading with 29. 
The largest company is the Compania Industrial de Orizaba, owning 
nearly one-fifth of the total cotton-manufacturing outfit of the Repub- 



COmiERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



43 



lie. As high as 15, 16, 30, and even 40 per cent dividends are men- 
tioned as the profits of some of the cotton factories. 

Nearly every State has its flour mills, the total nimiber being 433, 
Michoacan leading with 74. They are not sufBcient, however, to 
supply the local demand. 

There are 21 iron and steel works in the country, one of the largest 
being the Mexican National Iron and Steel Company, located close 
to the Cerro del Mercado, the famous iron mountain of Durango. 
However, all others will be eclipsed by the works of La Compania 
Fundidora de Hierro y Acero de Monterey, in the State of Nuevo 
Leon, which are approaching completion, with a capital of $10,000,- 
000 Mexican silver (§4,980,000 United States gold). Torreon, an- 
other town in Nuevo Leon, is also an important center of the iron 
industry. 

There were 242 tobacco factories, Jalisco leading with 40. The 
largest manufactories of cigars and cigarettes are in the Federal Dis- 
trict and in the States of Puebla and Veracruz. 

COMMERCE. 

A prominent feature of the trade of Mexico is the preponderance 
of the United States both in imports and exports. In 1893 the 
imports from the United States were 60 per cent of the total imports 
and the exports to the United States 73 per cent of the total exports. 
In 1907 the United States furnished 62.9 per cent of the imports and 
took 70.9 per cent of the exports. Thus, while there has been a great, 
increase in the trade between the United States and Mexico, both 
in imports and exports, the preponderance of the United States has 
remained about the same as it was fourteen years ago. Next in im- 
portance is the United Kingdom, the Mexican imports from which 
have increased from 5^ million dollars in 1893 to llf millions in 1907, 
while the exports to that country, after attaining a maximum of 20.8 
millions in 1906, declined to 15.9 millions in 1907. The relative 
positions of France and Germany during this period have been 
reversed, both in imports and exports. While in 1893 the imports 
from France were nearly double those from Germany, and the ex- 
ports to France were also slightly in excess of those to Germany, 
in 1901 the imports from Germany for the first time exceeded those 
from France, and the divergence became further accentuated in 
1903, when imports from Germany exceeded those from France by 
3 millions. In 1906-7 the imports from Germany amounted to 12.2 
millions, and exceeded those of France by 3.4 millions, and even 
those from the United Kingdom by about half a million dollars. The 
relative positions of Germany and France in the export trade of 
Mexico having been successively reversed, finally settled down in 
1901 in favor of Germany, since which date the exports to Germany 
have risen to nearly three times those to France, the exports to 
Germany in 1905, 17,310,000, being nearly equal to the exports to 
the United Kingdom, $7,775,000; in 1907 they exceeded 10 million 
dollars. Next in importance is Spain, the imports from which into 
Mexico, aside from slight fluctuations, rose steadily from $2,212,000 
in 1893 to $3,966,000 inl907, while the exports to Spain from Mexico, 
$276,000 in 1893, rose with greater fluctuations to §1,080,000 in 1904 
and $1,994,000 in 1907. In exports from Mexico Spain was surpassed 
almost during the entire period by Belgium, which in 1901 took from 
Mexicogoods to the valueof $2,172,000, and in 1907, $2. 654,000. The 
imports into Mexico from Belgium, too, have for a time shown a re- 
markable rise, from $398,000 in 1893 to $2,590,000 in 1903, declining 
to $2,180,000 in 1904 and $1,561,000 in 1907. However, a consider- 
able part of the Belgian trade probably consists of transit trade origi- 
nating with other European countries. Among other countries may 
be mentioned Cuba, the exports to which, insignificant in 1897, rose 
to $971,000 in 1898, remaining practically at $2,500,000 during the 
four following years, then declining to $1,186,000 in 1907. This 
rapid increase was largely due to the exports of live stock needed 
to restock the Cuban plantations devastated during the war. The 
recent decline in this trade seems to indicate that the process of 
restocking is nearly completed. 



A detailed statement of the distribution of the foreign trade 
of Mexico by countries since 1893 will be found in the statistical 
appendix, on page 77, and the data in regard to the imports and 
exports of the main articles of commerce on pages 98 to 100. 

Mexico being a country of recent economic development, manu- 
factured products naturally predominate in its imports, while the 
exports are nearly all made up of various raw materials. In the 
following two tables (71 and 72) a comparison is made of both the 
imports and exports as classified in a few large groups in the original 
reports of the Mexican Government for the fiscal years ended June 
30, 1896, 1901, and 1906. A comparison of the earliest and last 
years shows a considerable increase in all of these groups, but 
some of them have grown much more rapidly than others. 
The increase seems to have been slight in the imports of manufac- 
tures ready for consumption, such as cloth, chemical and pharma- 
ceutical preparations, spirituous liquors, paper, vehicles, and arms 
and explosives. Thus, while the value of the imports of all these 
groups has increased from $17,157,000 to $25,982,000, in 1896 they 
constituted over 40 per cent of the imports, and in 1906 only 
24 per cent. On the other hand, the imports of machinery have 
doubled, those of animal products have increased 170 per cent, 
vegetable products 133 per cent, and mineral products (which 
group includes fuel and metals) over 417 per cent. The growing 
industrialization of Mexico seems on the one hand to have enabled it 
better to supply its own demands for simpler articles of consump- 
tion, while on the other hand, for the same reasons, its demand 
for food products, raw materials, and machinery has been rapidly 



Table 71. — Imports into Mexico, Fiscal Years 1896, 1901, and 
1906, BY Great Groups. « 



GROUPS. 


1896 


1901 


1906 


Animal products 

Vegetable products.. 

Mineral products 

Cloth, and manufac- 


Dollars. 
3,035,067 
(i, 963, 051 
8,769,800 

9,426,103 

1,725,345 

2,530,249 

1,647,561 

5,212,144 

811,461 

1,018,461 


Perct. 
7.2 
16.5 
20.8 

22.3 

.1 

6.0 

3.9 

12.3 
1.9 
2.4 
2.6 


Dollars. 

4,860,720 
10,185,243 
19,031,291 

9,212,507 

2,585,320 

2,788,920 

2,215,620 

9,531,653 
1,446,738 
1,512,768 
1,712,673 


Per ct. 
7.5 
1.5.7 
29.2 

14.2 

4.0 
4.3 

14.6 
2.2 
2.3 


Dollars. 

8,160,641 
16,243,231 
45,286,841 

11,465,219 
3,856,648 

2,697,762 

10,228,528 
2,300,775 
2,052,874 
3,983,034 


Per ct. 
7.4 
14.8 
41.2 


Chemicals and phar- 
maceutical prepa- 


3 5 


Spirits, beer, and 

mineral waters 

Paper, and manufac- 


3.3 


Machinery, and parts 








Arms and explosives. 
Another 


3] 6 


Total 


42,253,938 


100.0 


65,083,453 


100.0 


109,884,236 


100.0 







oFor 1896 and 1901, values stated in gold pesos, which were taken to be equiva- 
lent to the United States dollar; for 1906, values stated in silver pesos, and 
converted at the legal rate of 49.8 cents. 

At the same time this industrial development has not yet pro- 
ceeded far enough to change the nature of its exports, as is shown 
by Table 72. The mineral development of Mexico within the last 
decade has increased the ratio of the mineral products to the total 
exports from 68.4 per cent in 1896 to 71 per cent in 1906, while the 
exports of animal products and manufactured articles, though 
showing a slight absolute increase, have proportionately declined. 
The precious metals still constitute considerably more than half of 
the total exports of Mexico. Within the short space of ten years 
silver exports have almost doubled and gold exports have increased 
fivefold. 

The largest item in the import trade of Mexico during the last 
twelve years was machinery and apparatus, due to the rapid develop- 
ment of the mining industry and railway building, as shown by the 
fact that the mineral production, valued at $29,374,000 United 
States gold in 1898, was valued in 1903 at $38,138,000 United States 
gold, while the length of railways increased from 9,049 miles in 1898 



44 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



to 12,227 miles in 1905. The imports of machinery in 1905, valued 
at 19,890,000, are greatly in excess of like imports previous to 1904, 
the nearest approach to that figure having been made in 1903, with 
$9,771,000. Machinery forms nearly half of the iron and steel im- 
ports, which reached a value of §20,218,000 in 1905; the next largest 
item in that group in 1903 was rails, and then construction materials. 
But the slackening of railway building within the most recent years 
reversed the order, the imports of construction material amount- 
ing to $4,145,000 and of rails to $1,805,000 in 1905. In nearly all 
classes of iron and steel manirfactures the imports from the United 
States constitute more than half, often two-thirds or more, of the total. 

Cotton and cotton goods are second in importance among the im- 
ports, with a total value of $10,261,000 for 1905. The largest item in 
this class is raw cotton, .§4,099,000, which was five times greater than 
like imports of 1900; next came cotton cloths, $3,450,000, that item 
having been practically stationary during the entire period, with a 
maxiinum of $4,200,000 in 1896. Practically all the raw cotton 
comes from the United States, and is required to supply the defi- 
ciency in home-grown cotton for the Mexican cotton mills, which in 
1904-5 consumed 35 million pounds of foreign raw cotton in addition 
to the crop of their own land. In the imports of cotton yarns and 
piece goods the United Kingdom far exceeds all competitors. 

Coal, $2,552,000, forms the next largest item in Mexico's imports, 
and associated with it is coke, $1,089,000. The growth of coal im- 
ports has been remarkable, the figure for 1905 being more than four 
times that of 1894, while the figure for coke increased threefold. 
Nearly all the coal, namely, $1,980,000 worth, came from the United 
States, the United Kingdom ranking next with $525,000; in coke 
also the United States came first, contributing $835,000 worth, or 
almost 80 per cent, though only two years earlier more than half 
came from Germany. The weight of the total coal imported was 
1,116,684 metric tons. 

The lumber imports were $2,314,000 in 1905, this figure being five 
times that of 1894. Practically all this lumber comes from the 
United States, and the same is true of furniture and other manufac- 
tures of wood. 

Among other large import items are wines, $1,931,000, of which 
more than half came from Spain, and of the remainder by far the 
larger part came from France; vehicles, $1,964,000, nearly two- 
thirds of which came from the United States; silk and manufactures 
thereof, $2,026,000, of which France furnished about one-half; 
paper and manufactures thereof, $2,267,000, in which the United 
States leads, with Germany second ; gunpowder and other explosives, 
$1,306,000, nearly three-fourths of which came from the United 
States; copper and manufactures thereof, .$3,116,000, mostly from 
the United States; woolen cloths, $1,467,000, in which the United 
Kingdom leads, closely followed by France, with Germany third; 
the imports of wheat and other cereals in 1903 were $1,345,000, of 
which $1,297,530 came from the United States, but since then these 
imports declined to $217,000 in 1905. 

Table 72.- 



GROUPS. 


1896 


1901 


1906 


Gold 


Dollars. 
3,087,675 
31,536,136 

3,760,039 
13,472,611 
3,391,509 

820,058 
10,999 


Per ct. 
5.5 
56.2 

6.7 
24 
6.1 

1.5 


Dollars. 
4,397,168 
35,558,605 

8,118,831 
17,749,213 
5,665,200 

1,175,998 
326,554 


Per ct. 
6.0 
48.7 

11.1 
24.3 

7.8 

1.6 
.5 


Dollars. 
15,784,497 
62,449,242 

17,735,436 
31,338,211 
5,838,266 

1,483,264 
398,212 


Per ct. 






All other mineral 




Vegetable products.. 
Animal products .... 
Manufactured prod- 


23.2 
4.3 


All other 








Total 


56,079,027 


100.0 


72,991,569 


100.0 


135,027,128 


100.0 



o Values as expressed in Mexican dollar 
ite: 1896, 53.4 cents; 1901, 49.1 cents; 19C 
t Less than 0.1 per cent. 



have been converted at the following 



While from 1895 to 1899 silver was mostly exported in bars, the 
largest export item since 1900 has been argentiferous lead and cop- 
per, thi-ee-fom-ths of which goes to the United States, which takes 
also most of the other forms of silver and silver ore. Nearly all the 
gold is exported in the form of bullion, of which the United States 
takes eight-ninths. The value of the copper exports, 14 million 
dollars in 1905, was in excess of the gold exports dm-iug the same 
year. None of the other exports of minerals are of importance 
except lead, $3,600,000 in 1905, 70 per cent of which went to the 
United States. 

Coffee exports have declined from $6,295,000 in 1894 to $4,304,000 
in 1905, or over 30 per cent. The decline, evidently due to the low 
prices prevailing during recent years, has been almost continuous 
since 1895. More than one-half of the Mexican coffee went to the 
United States, and over one-fourth to Germany. The exports of 
henequen, only $3,591,000 in 1894, have increased to $13,666,000 
in 1905, or nearly fourfold. The increase in exports of istle has been 
in almost the same proportion. Practically all the henequen and 
istle go to the United States. 

There has been a steady growth in the exports of rubber, to which 
considerable attention is given in Mexico, but so far the amount is 
small, being .$334,000 in 1905. 

The exports of cattle increased steadily until 1901, since which 
time they have fallen off rapidly, being smaller in 1905 than at any 
time since 1895. Of the $1,090,000 worth of cattle exported in 1905, 
about two-thu-ds went to Cuba and nearly one-fifth to the United 
States. Cuba also took nearly all the horses exported. 

Hides and skins exported in 1905 were valued at $3,134,000, the 
largest item being kid skins, $1,690,000, practically ail of which 
went to the United States. 

AMERICAN 



American investments in Mexico aggi-egate probably more than 
$750,000,000. In 1902, according to the report of the United States 
consul, 1,117 American companies, firms, and individuals had at 
that time invested in Mexico $500,000,000 gold, in round figm-es, 
and the increase since that time has probably averaged over 50 mil- 
lions annually. About half of this has been invested since 1898. 

About two-thirds of this total is invested in railroads. All the 
important raihoads in Mexico (except the Interoceanic, the Mex- 
ican, and the Tehuantepec) are owned chiefly by Americans, 
the amount of stock held by others than Americans being com- 
paratively small. Of the total investments in Mexican railways, 
80 per cent belongs to Americans. The Mexican Central represents 
the largest single American interest in Mexico, having expended for 
the construction and equipment of the road to the end of 1902 the 
sum of $158,999,979. The Mexican National is next in rank, with 
an investment of $107,350,000. 

Next in importance is the mining industry, in which Americans 
have invested nearly $100,000,000. The largest share of this, or 
$27,800,000, is in Sonora mines, .$21,000,000 in Chihuahua, 
$6,500,000 in Dui'ango, and $6,000,000 in Coahuila. 

Investments in agricultural enterprises amount to about 
$30,000,000. 

In manufactories and foundries about $10,000,000 had been in- 
vested up to 1902, but the figure doubtless is very much larger 
now, in view of the enormous development that has taken place, 
especially in the State of Sonora and at Monterey. In 1902 the 
State of Sinaloa headed the list with $4,000,000, invested mostly 
in sugar refineries; the State of Nuevo Leon came next, with 
$2,500,000, invested mostly in the smelters at Monterey; the Federal 
District came third, with $2,400,000. 

In banking $4,250,000 was invested in 1902, of which $2,700,000 
was in the Federal District and $1,500,000 in Nuevo Leon. 

Other investments exceeding $1,000,000 are as follows: Archi- 
tects, engineers, contractors, $3,000,000; assay offices and labora- 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



45 



tories, $7,000,000; brokers, commission men, general agents, 
$1,500,000; electric light, telegraph, telephone, etc., $6,000,000; 
lumber and sawmills, $1,600,000, and real-estate dealers, build- 
ing companies, etc., $3,000,000. 

CURRENCY. 

In December, 1904, a bill was passed for the reform of the existing 
currency which was intended to create a stable silver currency as a 
transition step to the gold currency. The chief provisions of the law 
were the arbitrary fixing of the value of the Mexican silver dollar, 
which contains 24.4391 grams of fine silver and 2.6342 grams of cop- 
per, at 49.8 cents United States currency, which also happens to be 
the value of the Japanese yen, and is the equivalent of 75 centi- 
grams of fine gold. The unlimited coinage of silver was abolished 
and the right to issue silver coin reserved to the Government. The 
law came into force May 1, 1905, and immediately showed its benefi- 
cent effect on Mexican commerce and industry. The stability of 
the currency, which removed the extreme fluctuations in foreign 
exchange, has stimulated international dealings and is expected to 
attract foreign capital to even a greater extent than has been the 
case heretofore. 

The Government has been able without any difficulty to maintain 
the newly established value of the silver dollar. It has rapidly 
introduced considerable quantities of gold cuiTency in circulation, 
the amounts of gold coined dm-ing the fiscal years 1906 and 1907 
being $20,804,700 and $11,578,500, respectively. The continuous 
rise of silver in the world markets during the more recent period 
proved a potent factor in making gold part of the national circu- 
lation, since the Government was able to and actually did sell with 
profit silver in exchange for gold to be used as cii-culating medium at 
home. It is reported that considerable quantities of gold coins have 
been put into circulation by the Government, though naturally 
the change from the former system of an exclusive silver circula- 
tion to one composed of gold and silver must proceed gradually. 
Both the Government and the principal banks hold now consid- 
erable quantities of gold as a part of their reserve, and exchange 
funds for theii- circulating bank notes. 



The present tariff law of Mexico took effect September 1, 1905, 
when rates were revised to bring them in accord with the changed 
standard of value. The tariff is highly protective on all products 
which it is intended to produce at home. The duties are all specific. 
Raw materials needed in the production of manufactured articles 
are mostly admitted free or at low rates of duty. In revising the 
tariff most of the surtaxes which were formerly imposed upon 
imports have been abolished with the exception of the municipal 
surtax of IJ per cent on the amount of the duties and the stamp 
duties on tobacco, which are paid not only on imported products, 
but on products of domestic manufacture as well. An export 
i.duty is levied on cei-tain kinds of wood, grasses, henequen, istle, 
and hides and skins. 

[A detailed discussion of conditions in Mexico, entitled "Com- 
mercial Mexico in 1904," was published by the Bureau of Statistics 
of the Department of Commerce and Labor in February, 1905.] 

MIQUELON, LANGLEY, AND ST. PIERRE (FRENCH). 

[Area, 93 square miles; population in 1902, 6,482.J 
This group of islands lies off the south coast of Newfoundland and, 
being of an extremely rocky character and unfit for agriculture, the 
inhabitants are chiefly engaged in the cod-fishing industry. The 
imports in 1906 were valued at $1,013,000, about one-half being from 
France. The exports in the same year were $1,218,000, of which 
about nine-tenths represented domestic products, chiefly fresh or 
dried cod, cod-liver oil, etc. The trade of Miquelon, Langley, and 
St. Pierre with the United States is inconsiderable, imports in 1906 



from the United States having been $255 in value, and exports 
thereto $105,096. Formerly the exports from the United States to 
this colony ranged from $200,000 to nearly $500,000 annually, and 
imports in the five years 1894 to 1898, inclusive, averaged about 
$150,000 per annum; but since 1900 the trade has decreased until 
in 1907 the imports from these islands amounted to only $515 and 
the exports thereto $49,737. 

COMMERCE. 

The imports into Miquelon have been rapidly declining within 
the last decade, after reaching the highest point of 2^ million dollars 
in 1898 and 1899. In 1901 they amounted to $1,879,000, in 1903 to 
$1,600,000, in 1905 to $1,050,000, and in 1906 to $1,013,000 only. 
They consist mainly of breadstuffs, meats, spirituous liquors, sugar, 
vegetables, etc. The large imports of salt used in the preparation 
of fish for export deserve some mention, and even these have 
fallen off greatly. In 1897 they amounted to almost 80 million 
pounds, falling off to 16 million pounds in 1905, as a result of the de- 
creased exports of pickled codfish from 75 million pounds in 1897 to 
24 million pounds in 1905. Practically the entire exports from 
Miquelon are sent to France, which supplies about one-half of 
the imports, but Canada and the United States also contribute fairly 
important shares of the latter. From the United States the island 
of Miquelon obtains most of its wheat flour, sugar, tobacco, petroleum, 
anthracite, and a very small share of the textiles; also most of its 
salt beef and pork. About 95 per cent of the live animals come 
from Canada, as well as about 90 per cent of the butter and almost 
all its fodder and all the coke. Most of the beverages and the manu- 
factured articles, such as textiles, iron, etc., are brought from France. 

NEWFOUNDLAND. 

[Area, 40,200 square miles: population in 1901, 217,037 (exclusive of Labrador, 
with an area of 120,000 square miles and a population of 3,634).] 

The total commerce of Newfoundland in the fiscal year ended 
June 30, 1906, was $22,500,000, of which $10,414,000 were imports 
and $12,086,000 exports. Of the imports 34.7 per cent was from the 
United States, and of the exports 10.6 per cent was sent to the United 
States. The official figures of the United States with reference to 
its trade with Newfoundland including Labrador show that the 
imports from that country have grown from $354,003 in 1890 to 
$562,759 in 1900 and $1,478,259 in 1907, and the exports thereto 
from $1,221,704 in 1890 to $2,017,524 in 1900 and $2,920,349 in 1907, 
these being fiscal-year figures in all cases. 



Considering its small population, Newfoundland has quite a large 
and rapidly growing foreign trade. The exports increased from 
$6,184,000 in 1890 to $12,086,000 in 1906, or nearly doubled in 
sixteen years. The imports increased with almost equal rapidity, 
namely, from $6,453,000 in 1890 to $10,414,000 in 1906. Fishing 
being the main industry of Newfoundland, the products of this 
industry naturally constitute much the greater part of the total ex- 
ports. In 1906 the exports of dried cod amounted to 166 million 
pounds, valued at $7,865,000, or over 65 per cent of the total exports. 
Other fish exported amounted to $808,000; the exports of various oils 
obtained in the fishing industry, such as cod oil, seal oil, and whale 
oil, amounted to $874,000, and sealskins to $314,000. Thus, all the 
products of the fisheries together amounted to $9,861,000, or about 
82 per cent of the exports. The only other important items were 
iron and copper ore, exports of iron ore having rapidly increased 
from less than $59,000 in 1891 to $1,100,000 in 1906, while the 
exports of copper ore average about $400,000. 

These exports of Newfoundland find a rather extensive market 
both in Europe and in North and South America. While the United 
Kingdom for several years, beginning with 1902, absorbed a greater 
share of these exports than any other country, in the latest year 
Brazil, Portugal, and Canada surpassed that country as mar- 
kets for the goods of Newfoundland. The four countries named 



46 



COM^IERCIAL M'lERICA IN 1907. 



and the United States and Italy received approximately equal 
portions of the Newfoundland exports, namely, from about 12 to 18 
per cent each, and together they claim between three-quarters 
and four-fifths of these exports. This wide distribution is mainly 
found in the exports of the fish products, while the iron ore is 
sent mainly to Canada, pyrites altogether to the United States, 
and the copper ore is taken in about equal shares by the United 
Kingdom and the United States. 

The imports of Newfoundland consist, as might be expected, 
mainly of articles of immediate consumption, such as foodstuffs 
of animal and vegetable origin, sugar, tea, coal, salt, textiles, and 
wearing apparel. Like many other countries of the American 
continents, Newfoundland imports large quantities of goods from 
the United States and the United Kingdom, but it differs from the 
Latin-American countries in that it buys very little from the Latin 
countries of Europe or even from Germany. In fact, the main 
source of supply is Canada, which contributes from 35 to 40 per cent 
of the imports, while the United Kingdom and the United States 
contribute normally about 25 per cent each, though in the latest 
year for which figures are available the exports from the United 
States have greatly increased, exceeding even those from Canada. 
Flour constitutes the main item of import, and about two-thirds 
of it comes from Canada and one-third from the United States. 
Meat products, particularly salted beef and pork, come almost ex- 
clusively from the United States, while textiles are supplied 
mainly by the United Kingdom. 

For detailed statements in regard to the foreign commerce of New- 
foundland see the statistical appendix, pages 70, 78, and 101. 

PARAGUAY. 

[Area, 137,000 square miles; population in 1899, 630,103.] 
The total commerce of Paraguay in 1904, the latest year for which 
statistics are available, was 16, 745,000, of which $3,566,000 were im- 
ports and §3,179,000 exports. Of the imports 3.5 per cent was 
drawn from the United States, no direct exports to the United States 
being shown in the Paraguayan report. The official figures of the 
United States with reference to its trade with Paraguay show that 
the imports from that country have grown from $1,740 in 1901 to 
$3,819 in 1907, and the exports thereto from $12,695 in 1901 to 
$173,560 in 1907, these being fiscal -year figures in all cases. 

COMMERCE. 

The exports and imports of Paraguay during 1904, according to 
the report of the chamber of commerce at Asuncion, amounted to 
$3,178,819 and $3,565,631, respectively. In 1899 they amounted 
to 12,900,000 and §2,147,838, respectively. The chief imports in 
1904 were as follows: Textiles, $1,151,556; groceries, $619,371; 
manufactures of iron and steel, $518,792, and beverages, $264,941. 
The chief exports in 1903 were as follows: Hidesand skins, $1,056,220; 
yerba mate, $789,843; woods, §585,061; jerked beef, $398,558; 
tobacco, .'^323,952; quebracho extract, $300,628, and oranges, 
$156,173. Of the imports in 1904, the United Kingdom is credited 
with $1,168,198, or about one-third of the total; Germany with 
$887,668, or one-fourth of the total; Argentina with $435,544, or one- 
eighth; France with $311,650, or about 9 per cent of the imports; 
Italy with $294,809; Spain with $206,652, and the United States 
with $125,296. The imports from the United Kingdom consist 
largely of textiles and manufactiures of ii'on and steel. The im- 
ports from Germany are chiefly textiles, manufactures of iron and 
steel, and foodstuffs. The imports from Argentina are chiefly food- 
stuffs; those from France are to a large extent textiles, foodstuffs, 
and beverages. Beverages occupy the first place in the imports 
from Italy. Owing to the fact that the exports from Paraguay 
must pass either through Brazilian or Uruguayan ports, there are 
no statistics of the distribution of the exports by foreign countries. 
By far the larger part of the trade passes thi-ough the Asuncion 
custom-house. 



The import tariff of Paraguay provides for ad valorem rates of 
duty ranging all the way from 2 to 80 per cent. The new tariff, 
which went into effect March 16, 1906, divides the imports into ten 
classes. 

The first class provides a duty of 35 per cent ad valorem on all 
articles not specially mentioned; the second, with a duty of 2 per 
cent ad valorem, includes iron, steel, and copper bars and plates, 
and precious stones; the third, 5 per cent ad valorem, includes 
gold and silver jewelry, scientific instruments, sewing machines, 
spades, wheat, and other articles; the fourth, 15 per cent ad valorem, 
includes, among other articles, cast iron in bars, and fire bricks; the 
fifth, 20 per cent ad valorem, includes flour, unpolished marble, and 
ammunition; the sixth, 25 per cent ad valorem, firearms, cotton 
goods, etc.; the seventh, 40 per cent ad valorem, includes all kinds 
of oils (except petroleum), porcelain, silk goods, etc.; the eighth, 55 
per cent ad valorem, harness and other leather goods, coffee, shoes, 
cigars and cigarettes, confectionery, corn, furniture, ready-made 
clothing, wines, matches, etc.; the ninth, 80 per cent ad valorem, 
includes alcohol, rum, and playing cards. The tenth class, or free 
list, includes telegraph wire, cattle for breeding purposes, agricul- 
tural implements, railway appliances, crude chemicals, locomotives, 
machinery, Roman cement, steel and iron wire for fencing purposes. 



[Al 



K) square miles; popula 



at about 4,500,0C 



The total commerce of Peru in 1905, the latest year for which 
statistics are available, was $49,086,000, of which $21,068,000 were 
imports and $28,018,000 exports. Of the imports 16.2 per cent was 
drawn from the United States, and of the exports 9.2 per cent was 
sent to the United States. The official figures of the United States 
with reference to its trade with Peru show that the imports from that 
country have grown from $351,695 in 1890 to $2,122,543 in 1900 and 
$4,958,202 in 1907, and the exports thereto from $1,427,301 in 1890 
to $1,662,475 in 1900 and $6,075,739 in 1907, these being fiscal-year 
figures in all cases. 

Peru lies wholly within the Tropics, and is divided geographically 
into three regions. The narrow coast region rises to about 4,000 
feet, and has a hot, dry climate. The Andes region has a temperate 
or even cold climate, with considerable rain and snow fall. East 
of the Andes lies the forest region or '•montaiia," with its fertile 
river valleys and navigable rivers belonging to the Amazon system. 

The coast region, although largely a desert, is the most developed 
part of the country, not only in commerce, for which it is adapted 
by its position and transportation facilities, but also in agriculture 
and the manufacturing industries. In the irrigated valleys of the 
coast there are raised considerable crops of sugar, cotton, rice, corn, 
coffee, cacao, tobacco, etc. The production of sugar has increased 
from 95., 000 metric tons in 1895 to over 150,000 metric tons in, 
1906, of which by far the larger part is exported. The cotton out- 
put for 1904 is estimated ofiicially at 10,000 metric tons. The high- 
land regions are well adapted for cattle raising, but the industry has 
undergone very little systematic improvement. An English com- 
pany has recently imported about 6,000 sheep of improved breeds, 
with promising results. In spite of the rather primitive condition 
of the grazing industry in Peru, the exports of wool during 1905 
amounted to about $2,341,000, of which alpaca wool constituted 
about 80 per cent. 

The "montana" of Peru abounds in rubber, but the systematic 
exploitation of the rubber regions is retarded by insufficiency of 
transportation facilities. The principal manufacturing establish- 
ments are sugar mills, cotton mills (with an annual production of 
about 20,000,000 yards of cloth, mostly coarse), woolen mills, hat 
factories, oil presses, cocaine factories, and cigar factories. . 
all of the larger establishments are operated by foreigners. 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



47 



TRANSPORTATION. 

The transportation facilities of Peru are as yet far from adequate. 
The railways, of which there were about 1,200 miles in 1905, are con- 
fined to a large extent to the coast region, where natural obstacles 
to construction are slight. But as the economic importance of the 
"montana" is recognized more and more, and its valuable resources 
are beginning to attract the attention of the large foreign syndicates, 
the railway lines are gradually extended into the sierra regions, and 
plans are well advanced for connecting the headwaters of the Ama- 
zon with the coast by rail. Thus Lima is now connected by rail 
with Cerro de Pasco, the center of the mining industry, and there is 
a line running from the port of Mollendo to Sicunai, 87 miles from 
Cuzco. The Sicuani-Cuzco line is now in course of construction. 
There is a branch line from Juliaca, on the MoUendo-Cuzco line, to 
Puno, on Lake Titicaca, by which an outlet is afforded to a part of 
the Bolivian exports. Most of the railways belong to the State, but 
are operated by the Peruvian Corporation, in accordance with the 
agreement of 1890. Peru is connected by telegraph with Bolivia, 
and there are cable stations at Payta, Callao, Lima, Baranca, and 
Mollendo. An automobile fi-eight line has recently been estab- 
lished between Lima and Callao. 

COMMERCE. 

The imports into Peru increased fi-om $8,274,000 in 1891 to 
$21,068,000 in 1905, an increase of about 154 per cent. Exports 
from Peru increased during the same period from about $8,106,000 
to about $28,018,000, or over 246 per cent. The main exports in 
1905 (the latest year for which detailed statistics are available) were 
as follows: Sugar, $8,923,000; minerals, metals, etc., $5,243,000; 
gums and resins, $4,448,000; wool, $2,341,000; cotton, $2,008,000; 
guano, $1,391,000; leather and manufactures thereof, $695,000, and 
cocaine, $567,000. 

Taken together, these eight articles, in 1905, constituted 91.4 per 
cent of the total exports from Peru. As is seen from the above 
enumeration, by far the greater part of the Peruvian exports con- 
sists of products of agriculture and animal industry, while minerals 
form a little less than one-fifth of the exports. In Table 74 the 
exports from Peru are given by main articles for 1902 to 1905, earlier 
figures not being available in any form convenient for comparison. 
A comparison for this short period indicates a much larger growth 
in the exports of products of forestry and animal industry than in 
those of agriculture. Thus, the exports of gums and resins have 
increased from $1,800,000 to about $4,450,000, or about two and one- 
half times; exports of wool have more than doubled, while the ex- 
ports of cotton have increased about 30 per cent and those of sugar 
about 50 per cent. 

As is to be expected, the imports into Peru consist of a much 
greater variety of articles, mainly for immediate consumption, such 
as cotton goods, wheat, wines and liquors, drugs, coal, etc. The 
only important exception is to be found in the imports of iron and 
steel and machinery, these being largely used in the growing min- 
ing industry of Peru. The imports of the main articles are shown 
in Table 73. 

On page 78 will be found a table giving the imports and exports 
to and from Peru by main countries, which shows that the United 
Kingdom claimed in 1905 over one-half of the total exports. This 
proportion holds good almost through the entire period for which 
the data are given. Chile, Peru's neighbor on the south, comes 
second, though at a very great distance, taking in 1905 less than 4 
million dollars' worth of Peruvian exports, after which come the 
United States, Germany, and France, in the order mentioned. 
Together these five countries took about 90 per cent of the articles 
shipped. The same countries furnish Peru with the greater share of 
its imports, though the predominance of the United Kingdom is 



Table 73. — Imports (Including Bullion and Specie) into 
Peru, 1902-1905, by Articles. 



Arms, and part's of 

Breadstuffs: 

Wheat 

Biscuits 

Barley 

Cars, carriages, other vehicles, 

and parts of 

Chemicals, drugs, and dyes: 

I)yes/.\'. '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.. '.'.'.. 

Gums and resins 

Coal 

Cotton, and manufactures of: 
Cloth 

Fibers, and manufactures of: 

Hemp and jute 

Linen cloth 

Fish ^"'//.'.\.'...\.V.\.\.'.. 

Fruits 

Hats 

Jewelry 

Iron and steel, manufactures of: 

Cutlery 

Machinery, and parts of . . . 

Instruments and appara- 

Tools ! ......... 

Leather, and manufactures of: 

Shoes and shoe leather 

All other manufactures of. . 
Marble, stone, and manufac- 
tures of: Stones and clays. . . 

Metals and minerals 

Naval stores: Pitch and tar... 

Oils 

Paints and varnishes 

Paper, and manufactures of . . . 

Perfumery 

Provisions: 

Meats 

Condensed milk and cream . 

Rice 

Silk: Cloth 

Soap 

Spirits, wines, and malt liquors : 

Wines and liquors 

Tobacco 

Vegetables 

Wax and stearine 

Wood : Lumber 

Wool: Cloth 

Another 

Total 



Table 74. — Exports (Including Bullion and Specie) from 
Peru, 1902-1905, by Articles. « 



.KXICLKS. 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


Cotton 


Dollars. 
1,529,000 
6,033,000 

503,000 

595,000 
1,795,000 

262,000 
1,117,000 
4,321,000 

327,000 
1,543,000 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 
1,483,000 
4,908,000 

458,000 

808,000 
3,261,000 

394,000 
1,574,000 
4,707,000 

330,000 
1,867,000 


Dollars. 




5,017 
475 
733 

2,149 
106 

1,980 

4,637 
370 

1,759 


000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 


8,923 
567 

4,448 
1,391 
2,341 
5,243 
466 








Leather, and manufactures of. . 


000 






Wool 












All other articles 










18,025,000 




19,790,000 















a Compiled from Deutsches Handels-Archiv, June, 1907. 

not so noticeable. In 1905 about 35 per cent were supplied by the 
United Kingdom, about 16 per cent each by the United States and 
Germany, and about 6 per cent each by France and Chile. It was 
shown by Mr. Hutcheson, special agent of the Department of Com- 
merce and Labor, that comparing the two five-year periods of 1895- 
1899 and 1900-1904, the average imports from the United States have 



48 



COIMMERCIAL MiERICA IN 1907. 



increased 166.1 per cent; those from the United Kingdom, 27.1 per 
cent; from Germany, 54.6 per cent; from France, 53.5 per cent, 
and from Italy, 68.7 per cent. The rapid increase in imports from 
the United States is due largely to the increase in American invest- 
ments in Peru, whicli are estimated at present at $25,000,000. The 
greatest increase is shown in the imports of manufactm'es of u'on and 
steel, 201.1 per cent. The imports of cotton goods from the United 
States are still very small, the increase for the two periods named 
being only 14.7 per cent, as compared with 146.5 per cent in the 
imports from Italy. This is attributed to the fact that Peru is manu- 
facturing unbleached cotton goods, which constitute a large part of 
our exports of cotton manufactmes to that countiy. The imports 
of breadstuffs, provisions, and other foodstuffs from the United 
States have increased to a large extent, breadstuffs having advanced 
from an annual average of §38,200 in 1895-1899 to §446,100 in 1900- 
1904, and provisions fi'om §49,500 to §163,000 during the same 
periods. According to figures published by the Bureau of Statistics, 
the total exports from the United States to Peru during the fiscal 
year 1906 were §4,833,307, the principal articles being as follows: 
Iron and steel and manufactures thereof , §,1518,201; breadstuffs, 
§693,612; cotton cloth, §97,916; wood and manufactures thereof, 
§600,521; cars, carriages, etc., §196,512; and chemicals, drugs, etc., 
§156,459. The imports into the United States from Peru during 
the same year amoimted to §2,454,943, the chief commodities being: 
Sugar, §757,356; raw cotton, §430,087; chemicals, drugs, etc., 
§434,746; wool, §286,028; guano, §273,988; goat skins, §257,907, 
and rubber, $79,351. The chief ports of Peru are Callao, Mol- 
lendo, Salaverry, Iquitos (on the Amazon), and Paji;a. There is 
direct steam communication with Panama and the United King- 
dom. The merchant marine of Peni is as yet insignificant. 



The import tariff of Peru consists almost entirely of ad valorem 
rates of duty, which, in common with the general custom in South 
American countries, are virtually made specific by means of a 
valuation tariff fixing the values of merchandise for customs pur- 
poses. The tariff contains over 3,300 schedules with rates of duty 
of 10, 20, 25, 40, 45, and 65 per cent ad valorem. A few articles 
(wheat, flour, opium, kerosene, and beer in bottles) are subject to 
specific rates. The free list includes, among other products, steel 
in bars or sheets, copper wire, plows, pumps, coal, Eoman cement, 
copper, explosives, railway appliances, agricultural implements, 
fire bricks, all kinds of machinery, sewing machines, boilers, 
cranes, etc. 

SANTO DOMINGO. 



18,04.5 square miles; estimated population in 1906, 600,000.] 



[Ar€ 



The total commerce of Santo Domingo ranges between 6 and 10 mil- 
lion dollars annually. Since the administration of customs was in- 
trusted to officials selected by the United States Government both 
the imports and the exports have materially increased. In 1906 the 
total trade amounted to §10,825,000, of which the imports were 
§4,281,000 and the exports $6,544,000. Of the imports, 58.5 were 
drawn from the United States, and of the exports 57.3 per cent were 
sent to the United States. The official figures of the United States 
with reference to its trade with Santo Domingo show that imports 
therefrom have increased from §1,951,013 in 1890 to $3,680,413 in 
1900 and §3,370,899 in 1907, and exports thereto from §950,217 in 
1890 to §1,317,098 in 1900 and $2,509,817 in 19.07. 

Official statistics of commerce of Santo Domingo were meager 
until 1905, and information, very fragmentary at best, could be 
compiled only from reports of consuls located in that country and 
from the statistics of foreign countries showing their trade with 
Santo Domingo. 



The exports and imports from 1890 to 1906 are given as follows: 
Table 75.— Commerce op Santo Domingo, 1890 and 1892-1906 



^.KS. 


Imports. 


Exports. 


VEM.S. 


Imports. 


Exports. 


1890 


Dollars. 
1,824,000 
1,958,000 
1,888,000 
1,550,000 
1,732,000 
1,704,000 
2,246,000 
2,274,000 


Dollars. 
2,952,000 
2,955,000 
3,750,000 
2,880,000 
1,764,000 
2,199,000 
3,568,000 
2,725,000 


1899 

1900 

1901 


Dollars. 
3,107,000 
3,233,000 
2,987,000 


Dollars. 
3,493,000 
6,006,000 
5,224,000 










4,779,000 


1890 






1897 


1905 

1900... 


3,096,263 
4,281,337 


6,896,098 
6,543,872 



Fanly complete records of the foreign trade of Santo Domingo 
have been published for 1905 and 1906; that is, since the intro- 
duction of the change in the customs administration mentioned 
above. In Table 76 the imports and exports of these years are 
given by countries. In 1905 63 per cent and in 1906 nearly 60 
per cent of the imports came from the United States. Of the ex- 
ports 65 per cent went to the United States in 1905 and only 57 
per cent in 1906. In 1902, according to an estimate made by the 
French consul, the total exports equaled about $4,818,000, of 
which §2,641,000 went to the United States, or about 55 per cent. 
This comparison seems to show that no great change in the cm- 
rents of trade has been caused by the changes in the customs ad- 
ministration. Germany is next in importance both in imports and 
in exports. The imports from Germany in 1906 were almost double 
those of 1905 and constituted over 19 per cent of the total; the ex- 
ports to Germany increased from $1,261,000 to $2,100,000 and con- 
stitute now nearly one-thii-d of the total exports. Among the pur- 
chasers of the products of Santo Domingo, France holds thnd place, 
followed, though at some distance, by the United Kingdom, 
while in the imports the order is reversed. . The trade of Santo 
Domingo with all other countries except the four mentioned is 
quite insignificant, the imports amounting to about 5 per cent and 
the exports to no more than 1^ per cent. 

nd 1906, BY 





IMPORTS. 


EXPORTS. 




1905 


1906 


1905 


1906 




Dollars. 
1,961,020 
441,450 
366,684 
150,304 
43,417 
80,873 
16, 123 
10, 167 
26.225 


Dollars. 
2,503,423 
824, 126 
526,827 
209, 500 
93,732 
50,842 
32,936 
10,502 
29, 449 


Dollars. 
4,484,271 
1,261,006 

82,800 

953,065 

(*) 

(0) 

67,067 
47,889 


Dollars. 
3,749,284 
2,099,816 






' 45; 887 




562, 416 




(<') 




(») 




W) 




37,249 












3,096,263 


4,281,337 


6,896,098 


6,543,873 





le American Republics, Vol. XXIV. 



The quantities and values of the articles exported, as well as the 
main coimtries to which the most important articles were shipped 
in 1905 and 1906, are shown in Table 77. For comparative pur- 
poses the values of exports in 1902, as estimated by the French 
consul, are given, and from this table the following facts may be 
gleaned: Sugar and cacao are the most important articles of ex- 
port, each constituting in 1906 kbout one-third of the total. As 
far as it is possible to judge from crude commercial estimates, the 
sugar industry has remained nearly stationary in Santo Domingo, 
and the exports in 1906 were no gi-eater than in 1902. On the other 
hand, the exports of cacao have been growing rapidly and have 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



49 



increased about 40 per cent within the short space of time from 1902 
to 1906. The exports of tobacco and bananas have grown still 
more rapidly, the first having trebled, while the exports of bananas 
have increased over eightfold within the same years, largely due to 
the operations of the United Fruit Company. Coffee, hides and 
skins, and vegetable wax constitute the bulk of all other exports. 
In the case of these exports, several interesting peculiarities 
may be noticed. Practically all the sugar and all the bananas 
go to the United States, but only one-third of the cacao and but 
little over one-fifth of the coffee and of the tobacco leaf. Germany 
takes more than half of the cacao, about 60 per cent of the to- 
bacco leaf, and about 45 per cent of the coffee, while the exports 
to France consist mainly of cacao, tobacco, and coffee. 

TABLte 77. — Quantities and Values of Exports prom Santo 
Domingo, 1902, 1905, and 1906, by Articles and Coun- 
tries. « 



D COtTNTEIES. 



..lbs. 



To United States. 
Cacao lbs. 

To Germany lbs. 

To United States lbs. 

To France lbs. 

Tobacco leaf lbs. 

To Germany lbs. 

To United States lbs. 

To France lbs.. 

Bananas bunches. 

To United States. bunches. 
Coffee lbs. 

To Germany lbs. 

To France lbs. 

To United States lbs.. 

Hides and skins lbs. 

To United States lbs. 

To Germany, 



..lbs.. 



Waj 

To Germany lbs.. 

To United States . : . . .lbs. . 
Wood 

Chemicals, drugs, and dyes. 






for.. 



..galls.. 

other vegetable 

fibers lbs. . 

Cocoanuts lbs. . 

Copra lbs. . 

Gums and resins lbs.. 

All other articles 



40, 152 
40, 152 
309, 750 



470, 922 
182, 783 
111,462 



21,777 
3,533 
2,024 
3,202 

82, 100 



123,401,271 
117,491,975 
32, 022, 460 
17,502,961 
9, 821, 512 



564, 291 

1,123,198 

443,002 



o Compiled from Bulletin of the Bureau of theAmerican Eepublics, Vol. XXIV. 
b Estimates of French consul. 
c Not separately stated. 

In the import trade the first place is occupied by cotton manufac- 
tures, which in 1906 had a value of $1,136,000, or considerably 
over one-fourth of the total imports. It is encouraging to find that 
more than one-half of these cotton manufactures are derived from 
the United States. Iron and steel manufactures constitute the 
second item, worth $474,000, or 11 per cent of the total. Over 60 per 
cent of these is bought in the United States. Rice, credited to 
Germany, but probably derived from the Dutch East Indies, wheat 
flour, entirely from the United States, and provisions, partly from 
the United States and partly from Germany, are the most important 
of the other articles of import. Leather manufactures, wood manu- 
factures, fish, chemicals, drugs and dyes, and sugar and confec- 
tionery are all derived almost exclusively from the United States. 

In view of the meager data of the commerce of Santo Domingo for 
any but recent years, it is necessary to turn to the records of the 
32277—08 4 



countries with which Santo Domingo is trading. The imports of the 
United States from Santo Domingo from 1903 to 1907 are shown in a 
table on page 160. Throughout the decade sugar has been by far 
the most important item, constituting in 1906 60 per cent, and in 
some earJier years an even larger proportion of the total. The im- 
ports of Dominican cacao, though in 1906 only a little over one- 
third those of sugar, have increased far more rapidly. The most 
remarkable development has been in the banana trade, which rose 
from practically nothing in 1894 to $260,000 in 1906, occupying now 
the third place. Dyewoods, which in 1895 and 1896 came next 
after sugar, dwindled to almost nothing in 1904, though since 1905 
they show once more a considerable rise, probably due to the opening 
of new tracts by railway. 

The German statistics show an increase in special imports from 
Santo Domingo from $1,270,000 in 1900 to $2,427,000 in 1905. By 
far the largest item in the German imports is cacao, which rose from 
$184,000 in 1900 to $1,053,000 in 1905— that is, from one-seventh to 
almost one-half of the total. Coffee meantime fell off from $247,000 
to $65,000. Other notable imports into Germany were divi-divi, 
$12,000; cattle hides, $113,000; leaf tobacco, $735,000; beeswax, 
$131,000. Imports into France increased from $313,000 in 1900 to 
$729,000 in 1905. Cacao, $630,000, formed nearly seven-eighths of 
the total. Of other items only raw coffee, $43,000, is noteworthy. 
The British statistics of trade with Santo Domingo are combined 
with those for Haiti. 

Table 78. — Imports into Santo Domingo, 1905 and 1906, by 
Articles and Countries. a 



Cotton manufactures 

From United States 

From United Kingdom 

From Germany 

From France 

Iron and steel manufactures. . 

From United States 

From United Kingdom — 

From Germany 

From France 

Rice 

From Germany , 

Wheat flour , 

From United States , 

Provisions 

From United States , 

From Germany 

Oils 

From United States , 



From United States 

From Germany 

From United Kingdom 

Leather, and manufactures of 

From United States 

Wood, and manufactures of 

From United States 

Fish, preserved, and products of. . 

From United States 

Chemicals, drugs, and dyes 

From United States 

Malt liquors 

From Germany 

Sugar and confectionery 

From United States 

Agricultural implements 

Wines, liquors, and spirits 

Paper, and manufactures of 

Wool, and manufactures of 

Grease and grease scraps 

Hats and caps 






Dollars. 


Dollars. 


552,774 


1,136,358 


218,100 


596,347 


190,074 


339,811 


69,450 


97,109 


36,347 


46,281 


404,159 


474,200 


287,381 




63,568 


86,789 


37,022 


57,161 


10,438 


34,736 



147,309 
85,721 
29,770 



39,152 
30,572 
26,597 



16,412 
43,522 
65,530 
22,922 



59,011 
45,172 
56,958 
48,614 
44,771 
44,017 
36,207 
31,516 
27,793 
27,232 
26,351 
25,267 
435,133 



4,065,437 



a Compiled from Bulletin of the Bureau of the American RepubKcs, Vol. XXIV. 



50 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



A table on pages 160 and 161 shows the exports from the United 
States to Santo Domingo for the years 1903 to 1907. These exports 
have remained practically stationary — in the neighborhood of a 
million and a half dollars. The largest item, constituting one-fifth of 
the total exports from the United States to Santo Domingo in 1906, 
was cotton cloths, §300,000. Wheat flour, $247,000, in 1906, wasmuch 
below the figure for cotton cloth. Iron and manufactures thereof 
formed an aggregate of §327,000; leather and manufactures thereof, 
$104,000, of which boots and shoes were $67,000; meat and dairy 
products, $146,000, and wood and manufactures thereof, $96,000. 

German exports to Santo Domingo show a gradual decline from 
$292,000 in 1900 to $208,000 in 1903, but increased to $364,000 in 
1905. Imports of cleaned rice amounted to $84,000, or 23 per cent, 
and beer in bottles to $34,000, or nearly 10 per cent. Other impor- 
tant articles were arms and cutlery. The French exports, $124,000 
in 1905, against $6,000 in 1900, consisted mainly of cotton goods, 
woolen goods, and toys. The British exports to Santo Domingo, 
merged with those of Haiti, are stated by the French consul to be 
slightly in excess of those of France, but to have diminished one- 
half since 1896. 

TARIFF. 

The import tariff of Santo Domingo contains over 2,000 sched- 
ules, the rates being mostly specific. A number of the articles for 
which ad valorem rates are provided have their values specified in 
the tariff, making the rates virtually specific. The tariff is a rev- 
enue measure. In addition to the regular import duties, a number 
of surtaxes, stamp duties, consumption taxes, etc., are le\-ied. 
The Republic has also an export tariff, levying rates on a considera- 
ble number of products. 

URUGUAY. 



[Area, 72,210 square miles; population in 1902 estimated a 



t 978,000.] 

The total commerce of Uruguay in 1904, the latest year for which 
complete statistics are available, was $61,731,000, of which $21,- 
938,000 were imports and $39,793,000 exports. Of the imports 9.7 
per cent was drawn from the United States, and of the exports 5.4 
per cent was sent to the United States. The official figui-es of the 
United States with reference to its trade with Uruguay show that 
the imports from that country have grown from $1,754,903 in 1890 
to $1,848,077 in 1900 and $3,160,891 in 1907; and the exports thereto 
were $3,351,874 in 1890, $1,816,720 in 1900, and $3,412,785 in 1907, 
these being fiscal-year figures in all cases. 



The trade of Uruguay has been practically stationary during the 
last decade. This phenomenon, which presents a decided contrast 
to the conditions prevailing in the neighboring La Plata States, is 
attributed generally to the frequent political disturbances from 
which the country has suffered of late. From 1891 to 1897 the an- 
nual exports averaged about $30,500,000, as compared with the an- 
nual average of about $34,500,000 for the period of 1898-1904. The 
imports for the same periods averaged $22,346,000 and $24,808,000 
per annum, respectively. The position of the chief competing na- 
tions in regard to the import trade of Uruguay is discussed by Special 
Agent Hutchinson as follows: 

Among the chief sources of supply of these imports the United 
States holds fourth place, being surpassed by England, Germany, 
and France. The increase in our trade in the past few years, how- 
ever, has been fairly satisfactory, and there are indications that we 
may soon pass France and take third place. The following table 
illustrates the movement which is taking place. The figures are 
compiled from the export statistics of the various countries men- 
tioned as being more reliable than the Uruguayan import statistics. 
They show the annual average value in thousands of United States 



dollars of exports to Uruguay of all domestic merchandise for the 
two five-year periods named : 

Table 79. — Average Annual Value of Exports to Uruguay 
FROM Leading Countries, 1894-1903. 



COtJNTRIES. 


1894-1898 


1899-1903 


Increase. 


United Kingdom 


Dollars. 
6,300,000 
2,030,000 
2,040,000 

l| 664! 000 
312,000 


Dollars. 
7,400,000 
2,895,000 
2,115,000 
1,500,000 
1,204,000 
375,000 


Per cent. 


Germany.. .....::::::;:::;:::::;:::;:;:::;:"" 












Italy. 




Belgium 









Data of the distribution of the foreign trade of Uruguay by coun- 
tries, accordingto its own official figures, are given on page 79, in the 
statistical appendix. In the import trade the United Kingdom 
is seen to occupy the most important position. Nevertheless, this 
preeminence is not so strongly expressed as is the case in some of 
the other South American countries, since in 1903 the imports from 
the United Kingdom amounted to 25 per cent of the total imports 
and the actual value of the imports decreased from over 9 million 
dollars in 1890 to less than 7 million dollars in 1903. On the other 
hand, the imports from Germany are rapidly growing, having in- 
creased from $1,900,000 in 1891 to $3,650,000 in 1903, or, in percent- 
ages of the total imports, from 10 per cent in 1891 to 14 per cent in 
1903. France, Italy, Argentina, and the United States contrib- 
ute from 2 to 3 million dollars' worth of goods annually, but the 
United States stands only sixth in the list. Still less important is 
the place of the United States in the exports, in which respect it 
occupied in 1903 the seventh place, with a total of $1,788,600, or 
less than 5 per cent of the total exports. The bulk of these exports 
goes mainly to Latin countries, namely, France, Belgium, and Ar- 
gentina, which took in 1903 over 6 million dollars' worth each and 
together about half of the exports. Five and a half million dollars' 
worth went to Brazil, almost 5 million dollars' worth to Germany, 
and less than 3J million dollars' worth to the United Kingdom. 
Here again the growth of Germany has been most noticeable, the 
exports to that country having increased almost fivefold within the 
last fifteen years. 

The general nature of both imports and exports is indicated in 
Table 80, where the articles are grouped together into a few large 
classes for 1903, 1904, and 1905, and a comparison made with the 
annual average for 1899 to 1903, while detailed figures of both ex- 
ports and imports in regard to the most important articles are shown 
in the statistical appendix , on pages 102 and 103 . The brief summary 
strikingly emphasizes the fact that slaughterhouse products prac- 
tically constitute the entire export trade of Uruguay, while con- 
sumption goods make up the bulk of the imports, such as food 
products, textiles (specified in the ofiicial classification of Uruguay 
as soft goods and materials) , beverages, ready-made clothing, tobacco, 
and cigars. The considerable decline in the exports of slaughter- 
house products in 1905 as compared with the preceding year is ex- 
plained by the British consul as attributable to the diminution in 
amount of live stock as a result of the revolution of 1904, and the 
same explanation holds good in regard to the exports of live stock. 
On the other hand, the general improvement in the import trade may 
be accounted for by the necessity for restocking the market after 
nine months of civil war, while the increase in the imports of raw 
material and machinery is probably due to large undertakings, such 
as port improvements, electrification of street-car lines, etc. It 
must be remembered, however, that wool is classified in this 
schedule with the slaughterhouse products, and wool forms the 
bulk of the exports sent to France, Belgium, and Germany. 



COJkOlERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



51 



Table 80.— Imports and Exports of Uruguay in Specified 
Years, by Articles." 


AK.CL.S. 


Annual 
1899-1903 


1903 


1904 


1905 


Raw material and machinery 

Comestibles, cereals, and spices 


Dollars. 
7,760,861 
5.129,053 
4,613,953 
2,797,941 
2,231,164 
1,203,530 
1,282,781 
233,554 


Dollars. 
8,451,237 
5,004,748 
5,258,268 
2,946,184 
1,849,450 
1,000,660 
1,221,579 
261,166 


Dollars. 

7,409,592 

5,297,628 

3,706,291 

2,139,737 

1,416,459 

978,245 

743,679 

276,670 


Dollars." 
10,599,694 
5,368,523 
6,718,923 




3,716,849 




1,758,987 


Livestock... 


1,887,010 










Total 


25,252,837 


25,993,292 21,968,301 


31,867,891 


EXPORTS. 

Slaughterhouse products 


31,002,471 
1,859,115 
567,254 
513,469 
136,758 
14,682 


35,030,902 
1,989,508 
890,102 
544,240 
165,914 
19,247 


36,082,820 

1,756,772 

1,030,472 

736.793 

204,422 

7,217 


28,062,224 
2,141,732 
















6 459 










31,864,440 








A study of this brief table brings out some interesting points in 
regard to the effect of the political disturbance upon the trade of 
Uruguay in 1904 and 1905. There was a great decrease in 1904 in 
the imports, and especially, since the manufacturing industries were 
most affected, in those of raw materials and machinery. On the 
other hand, the exports in that year were actually greater than in 
1903, which might have led to the conclusion at the time that the 
conditions of production and export were not very much influenced 
by the political disturbances. However, the figures of 1905 demon- 
strate that the effect was no less noticeable in the export trade, 
except that it was felt somewhat later. 

As regards the currents of trade, they differ considerably for dif- 
ferent articles of export and import. The Uruguayan wool, as was 
stated above, goes mainly to France, Germany, and Belgium, these 
three countries having taken almost 90 per cent of the wool in 1904. 
On the other hand, the exports of meat, mainly the cheap article 
known as jerked beef, are principally to Brazil (over 80 per cent in 
1903 and over 70 per cent in 1904). Hides and skins go to Belgium, 
France, and Germany, which three countries took about 75 per 
cent of the total exports in 1904, while the live stock of Uruguay, a 
rather inferior article, goes exclusively to Brazil. 

In the imports from the United Kingdom textiles are of greatest 
importance, amounting to almost one-half of the total imports of 
textiles into Uruguay. These textiles consist mainly of cotton 
goods and smaller quantities of woolen and linen goods. Next in 
importance are the imports of coal, of which, according to the latest 
data, relating to 1903, 122,000 metric tons were imported. British 
coal constitutes about 90 per cent of the coal imported into Uruguay. 
Large quantities of manufactured steel and iron are also imported 
from the United Kingdom. In brief, textiles, coal, and iron and 
steel may be said to constitute almost 90 per cent of the imports 
from the United Kingdom. On the other hand, the bulk of the 
imports into Uruguay from the United States consists of entirely 
different goods, so that the United States and the United Kingdom 
can scarcely be said to be as yet competing in the Uruguayan 
markets. The imports from the United States consist of wood and 
its manufactures and mineral oils, these constituting over one-half 
of the imports from the United States, while the imports of textiles 
from the United States are stated to have been in 1903 over $100,000 
worth. This item consists, primarily, of twine for harvesting ma- 
chines and some sack cloth — that is, articles which are not to any 
extent brought from the United Kingdom. Again, from $100,000 to 
1150,000 worth annually of iron and steel manufactures is cred- 
ited to the United States, composed mainly of fencing wire and 
agricultural machinery. The imports from Germany consist 
mainly of various manufactured articles, most important among 



which are textiles, foodstuffs, iron and other metals, etc. Among 
textiles the most important items are cotton knit goods and cloths 
and woolen goods. The foodstuffs imported from Germany consist 
mainly of spices and rice. Among the German iron and steel prod- 
ucts barbed wire holds the first place. It is not surprising that live 
animals and foodstuffs (mainly raw sugar and potatoes) constitute 
about two-thirds of the imports from Argentina. Another impor- 
tant item is wood and its manufactures ; but the imports of $40,000 to 
$50,000 worth of cotton goods from Argentina may appear some- 
what surprising. Considerable quantities of woolen and silk 
goods and other textiles are also brought from Argentina, the total 
imports of textiles from that country amounting to about $1,200,000 
in 1903, which may be taken as an indication of the rapid industrial 
development of that country and its possibilities as a competitor of 
the older industrial countries in the growing markets of South 
America. 

The imports from France consist mainly of textiles, food products, 
beverages, glass and china ware, drugs and chemicals, and various 
other articles of manufacture. The textiles imported from France 
consist mainly of cotton, wool, and silk. More than half of all the 
silk imported into Uruguay comes from France, as compared with 
one-fourth of the wool and only one-tenth of the cotton goods, the 
cotton goods being mostly of the better qualities — lingerie, laces, 
etc. Of the food products imported from France, refmed sugar 
constitutes more than half; the other large items are potatoes and 
chocolate. The beverages of French origin are mainly wine, also 
some cordials and cognac. The imports from Italy likewise consist 
primarily of textiles, ■ food products, and beverages, the textiles 
being made up chiefly of cotton cloths and other cotton goods, the 
food products being olive and cotton-seed oil, rice, and fruits, 
while of the beverages over 80 per cent is common Italian wine. 

These various statements may be summed up as follows: The 
Republic of Uruguay presents an active market for a great many 
products of manufacture, most of these being such the produc- 
tion of which has been rapidly developing in the United States, 
and in this market many European and even some South Ameri- 
can industrial countries are actively competing with each other, 
while as yet the American manufacturer has not succeeded in 
acquiring a position of any great prominence, though signs of 
progress are not wanting. The imports from the United States 
showing the highest increases during the periods 1894-1898 and 
1899-1903 are manufactures of iron and steel, cordage and twine, 
leather and its manufactures, paints, colors, etc., and paper and 
its manufactures. In the imports from the United Kingdom, large 
increases are shown in coal and coke, in manufactures of iron and 
steel, and in scientific instruments. The imports from Germany 
showing large increases are cotton and foodstuffs. The chief im- 
ports from Uruguay into the United States during the fiscal year 
1907 were as follows: Hides and skins, $1,605,933; wool, $1,178,267, 
and hair, $107,110. The chief exports from the United States to 
Uruguay during the same year were: Mineral oils, $660,352; wood 
and its manufactures, $842,903; manufactures of iron and steel, 
$548,568, and agricultural implements, $126,927. Most of the com- 
merce of Uruguay passes through the port of Montevideo, which is 
undergoing extensive improvements. 



Most of the rates in the Uruguayan tariff are ad valorem, coupled 
with a fixed value of merchandise under the valuation tariff, which 
makes them virtually specific. The tariff is a very detailed one, 
comprising more than 4,200 schedules. 

VENEZUELA. 

[Area, 593,943 square miles; population in 1903 estimated at 2,633,671.] 
The total commerce of Venezuela during the fiscal year ended 
June, 1906, was $24,306,000, of which $8,676,000 were imports 
and $15,630,000 exports. Of the imports, 30.2 per cent was from 
the United States, and of the exports 31.1 per cent was sent to the 
United States. The official figures of the United States with ref- 



52 



COM^IERCIAL AMEEICA IN 1907. 



erence to its trade with Venezuela show that the imports from 
that country declined from $10,966,765 in 1890 to §5,500,019 in 
1900, and increased to §7,852,214 in 1907, and the exports thereto 
declined from $4,028,583 in 1890 to $2,452,757 in 1900, and increased 
to $3,024,629 in 1907, these being fiscal-year figures in all cases. 

COMMERCE. 

Commercial statistics of Venezuela are of a fragmentary nature, 
and very little can be ascertained in regard to the total trade for 
the period prior to the fiscal year ended June, 1903. On page 70, 
in the statistical appendix, a table will be found giving the value 
of the total imports into and exports from Venezuela since 1865 
until the end of June, 1906, but many years for which no official 
data could be ascertained are missing, the most important break 
being between the fiscal years 1898 and 1903. It is seen that the 
total volume of trade, which had grown considerably until about 
1890, began to fall off, under the influence of political conditions, 
and in 1898 both the imports and the exports were only one-half of 
what they were in 1891. For the last four years, however, fairly 
satisfactory data have been gathered, and in Table 81 the distribu- 
tion of both the imports into and the exports from Venezuela for the 
four years ended June, 1906, are presented. But it must be pointed 
out that the data for 1903 do not include the very important ports of 
Ciudad Bolivar, Cano Colorado, and La Guayra, so that a compari- 
son between that year and the subsequent year would be mislead- 
ing. Taking the three latest years for which data are available, we 
find that both the imports and exports are still much smaller than 
they were fifteen or twenty years ago, the imports oscillating be- 
tween 8 and 11 million dollars and being smaller in 1906 than they 
had been in 1904, while the exports are nearly double the imports 



COUNTRIES. 


19036 


1904 


1905 


1906 


Imports from — 


Dollars. 

1,948,000 
1,292,000 
1,072,000 
314,000 
379,000 
290,000 
114,000 
16,000 


Dollars. 

2,855,000 

3,732,000 

2,229,000 

6.50, 000 

1,127,000 

556,000 

295,000 

32,000 


Dollars. 

2, 756, 000 
2,276,000 
2,277,000 
449,000 
832,000 
427,000 
286,000 
45,000 


Dollars. 


United Kingdom c 

Germany 


2,583,000 
1,709,000 




529,000 
415,000 






All other 










5,425,000 


11,476,000 


9,348,000 








Exports to- 
United States 

France 


2,733,000 
2,387,000 
1, 523, 000 

w 

97,000 
417, 000 
356,000 

24,000 
116,000 


3,975,000 

5,470,000 

2,188,000 

1,524,000 

1,148,000 

780,000 

396,000 

50,000 

43,000 


4,818,000 

2,706,000 

2,103,000 

1,445,000 

1,573,000 

678,000 

530,000 

79 000 

63,000 


4,862,000 
3,968,000 
















832,000 








All other 


75,000 






7,653,000 


15,574,000 


13,995,000 









and yet 10 million dollars less than in 1891. The commercial con- 
ditions in Venezuela are especially important for the leason that both 
in imports and exports the United States occupies the first place, 
according to the data of the latest two years. The value of the im- 
ports into Venezuela from the United States has remained about the 
same for the last three years, and constituted 24.9 per cent in 1904, 
29.5 per cent in 1905, and 30.2 per cent in 1906; the imports from the 
United Kingdom have decreased by over a million dollars, forming 
in 1906 but 29.8 per cent, as against 32.5 per cent two years earlier, 
and the imports from Germany have decreased over half a million 



dollars, while corresponding decreases have taken place in the 
imports from France, Spain, and other countries. In the caso of 
the exports from Venezuela the shipments to the United States 
have increased by about $900,000 in the period from 1904 to 1906 
and now constitute about one-third of the total exports, while 
those to France have in the same period decreased about a million 
and a half, and in 1906 represent 25.4 per cent of the total, as against 
35 per cent in 1904. The Netherlands, including its colonies, 
comes third, taking 14.6 per cent in 1906, while Cuba alone took 
over $1,700,000, or 11 per cent, almost half a million more than 
the United Kingdom with all the British possessions. The trade 
between Venezuela and the United States seems, therefore, to be 
growing and full of promise for the future. 



Table 1 



-Exports from Venezuela, Years ended June, 
1903-1906, BY Articles.^ 



^KTICES. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 




Dollars. 
192,000 

1,888,000 
4,020,000 
791,000 
207,000 
439,000 
32,000 


Dollars. 

468,000 

603,000 

1,643,000 

3,218,000 

7,227,000 

1,363,000 

276,000 

559,000 

217,000 


Dollars. 

256,000 

1,482,000 

1,251,000 

2,445,000 

5,983,000 

1,288,000 

205,000 

a81,000 

405,000 


Dollars. 
97,000 
703,000 
1,746,000 
2,829,000 
7,161,000 
1,404,000 




Cattle 






Hides and skins 


Pearls 








577,000 






7,653,000 


15,574,000 


13,996,000 


15,630,000 





The exports from Venezuela, by articles, are shown for the last four 
years in Table 82. Coffee constitutes the most important item, 
amounting in some years to as much as one-half of the total exports, 
and cacao is second in importance. In addition, Venezuela exports 
large quantities of cattle and hides and skins, so that over 80 per 
cent of the exports consists of agricultural products. Balata gum is 
also exported in fairly large quantities. The exports of asphalt have 
been falling off since 1904. In 1906, the latest year for which 
statistics are available, coffee constituted 45.8 per cent, cacao 18.1 
per cent, cattle 11.2 per cent, hides and skins 9 per cent, balata gum 
4.5 per cent, and gold 3.6 per cent, and all other articles less than 8 
per cent. The exports of coffee from Venezuela are of such impor- 
tance that it was thought desirable to present the detailed statistics 
of that trade in a separate table. 



Table 8 



—Exports of Coffee from Venezuela, Years ended 
June, 1904-1906, by Countries. 



COUNTRIES. 


1904 


1905 


1906 


United States 


Pounds. 
35,951,265 
35,492,030 
43,879,263 
6,592,894 
2, 132, 232 
206,902 
1,326,584 


Pounds. 
29,603,186 
28,433,258 
14,598,577 
5,292,034 
2,538,509 
4,799,520 
1,684,371 


Pounds. 
33,593,871 






22,254,165 
5 015 996 


Germany 












793, 480 






125,581,170 


86,949,455 









A similar study of the imports into Venezuela from Venezuelan 
accounts presents many difficulties, the imports being stated as 
separate shipments from various countries into individual ports, 
and no data are obtainable for total imports either by countries 
of origin or by ports. In addition, the imports are stated in an 
extremely long and unclassified list of articles. Under these cir- 
cumstances a brief statement of the imports of a few articles, consti- 
tuting about two-thirds of the total imports, is all that is attempted 



COM^IEKCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



53 



in Table 84. This table shows that cotton manufactures are the 
largest item of import and that various food products, such as 
wheat flour, rice, lard, and butter, are other important articles of 
import. The bulk of the cotton manufactm-es during the year 
came from the United Kingdom, while Germany and the United 
States contributed much smaller quantities. On the other hand, 
almost all the wheat flour, lard, and hams came from the United 
States. From Germany Venezuela bought in 1906 considerable 
quantities of rice, butter, cotton manufactures, drugs, and iron 
manufactures. The imports from the Netherlands consisted, as 
far as it was practicable to ascertain, of cotton manufactures and 
stearin. In view of the insufficiency of the data, the study of the 
tendencies of the foreign trade of Venezuela must be made from 
the data of the foreign countries which trade with it. 

Table 84. — Imports into Venezuela, Year ended June 30, 
1906, BY Principal Articles and Countries. 



.K.C.KS. 


Total. 


United 
States. 


United 
King- 
dom. 


Ger- 
many. 


Nether- 
lands. 


France. 


All 
other. 


Agricultural ma- 


Dollars. 
104,000 


Dollars. 
26,000 
1 rnn 


Dollars. 
58,000 
41,000 

1,000 
39,000 

1,000 

1,562,000 
20,000 

140,000 
7,000 


Dollars. 

12,000 

10,000 

113,000 

1,000 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 

4?;S 

3,000 


Dollars. 











47,000 
58,000 

2,716,000 

282,000 

188,000 
539,000 
51,000 

135,000 
140,000 
372, 000 
141,000 
248,000 
164,000 
21,000 

26,000 
3,114,000 


7,000 
57,000 

354,000 

127,000 












Cotton, and manu- 
factures of 

Drugs, chemicals, 
and medicines... 

Fibers, and manu- 
factures of: 


388,000 
64,000 

34,000 


133,000 
21,000 

11,000 


97,000 
47,000 

3,000 


182,000 
3,000 




532,000 
50,000 

25,000 
139,000 
370,000 
66,000 
17,000 






1,000 
65,000 








Iron, and manu- 
factures of, n.e.s. 


35,000 


7,000 


2,000 
1,000 


1,000 


Lard 


2,000 
16,000 
11,000 










19,666 

169,000 

6,000 

2,000 

2,000 
823,000 


1,000 
48,000 
134,000 


39,666 
2,000 
3,000 




Rice 


1,000 








5,000 

21,000 
725,000 


14,000 

3,000 
633,000 




Wood, and manu- 
factures of 










223,000 


282,000 








Total 


8,676,000 


2,622,000 


2,583,000 


1,709,000 


597,000 


529,000 


636,000 



In Table 85 are shown the imports from Venezuela into five coun- 
tries, namely, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, 
Germany, and Spain, according to the statistical reports of these 
countries, as well as the exports from those countries to Venezuela, 
for the calendar years 1890, 1895, 1900, and 1905. The totals 
obtained in this manner can not be claimed to represent with any 
degree of accuracy the total foreign trade of Venezuela, which has a 
more or less active trade with a few other countries, namely, the 
Netherlands, Cuba, and Italy. Nevertheless, a comparison of these 
totals for different years may serve as an indication of the trend of the 
foreign commerce of Venezuela. The table indicates a considerable 
falling off of trade during the last decade of the nineteenth century 
and only a moderate recovery since 1900, which has not yet 
resulted in the reestablishment of the older conditions. Thus the 
total trade with the five countries in 1890 amounted to 35 million 
dollars, in 1895 to less than 34 million dollars, in 1900 to only 22^ 
million dollars, and in 1905 to 24 million dollars. Between 1890 
and 1900 the imports from Venezuela into all the countries men- 
tioned decreased about 30 per cent, and the exports from these coun- 
tries to Venezuela decreased considerably over 40 per cent. All 
the countries mentioned, except Spain, have suffered from this 
decline of the trade of Venezuela. Imports into the United States 
from Venezuela have fallen off about one-half, or from 11 million 
dollars in 1890 to 5 J millions in 1900 and 7 millions in 1905; those 
into the United Kingdom, from U million in 1890 to 600,000 dollars 
in 1900 and about 1 million dollars in 1905; and those into France, 
from 7.7 millions in 1890 to 5.7 millions in 1900 and 3J millions in 
1905, while the imports from Venezuela into Germany and Spain 
meantime have actually increased. In the case of the exports, on 



the other hand, France was the greatest sufferer, losing almost her 
entire trade with Venezuela, which in 1890 amounted to 2J million 
dollars and in 1900 to less than half a million, while the other coun- 
tries have suffered a loss of from 30 to 40 per cent. 

Table 85. — Imports from and Exports to Venezuela of Five 
Specified Countries, 1890, 1895, 1900, and 1905. 



co.;.™es. 


1890 


1895 


1900 


1905 


Imports from Venezuela into— 


Dollars. 
10,966,765 
1,501,5.59 
7,716,321 
1,373,498 
.553,298 


Dollars. 
10,073,951 
259,920 
8,627,100 
3,509,310 
484; 489 


Dollars. 
5,500,019 
601,665 
5,717,818 
2,406,894 
1,096,655 


Dollars. 
7,109,850 
996,552 
3,435.979 
3,348,184 
1,290,450 


United Kingdom 

France 








Total, 5 countries 


22,111,441 


22,954,770 


15,323,051 


16,181,015 


Exports to Venezuela from — 


4,028,583 
4,076,152 
2,236,975 
2,041,326 
403,808 


3,740,464 
3,954,007 
1,048,591 
1,758,106 
310,902 


2,452,757 
2,762,673 

435,987 
1,289,246 

285,779 




United Kingdom 


2,335,905 
746, 524 




1,334,942 








Total, 5 countries 


12,786,844 


10,812,070 


7,226,442 


7,990,600 



On pages 117 and 127 to 129 will be found statements of the trade of 
Germany, France, and the United Kingdom with Venezuela, while a 
similar statement for the United States is found on pages 162 and 163, 
in the statistical appendix. The imports into France from Venezuela 
consist practically of two items only, namely, coffee and cacao, which 
make up about 90 per cent of the total imports. Other articles, in 
which the trade is of much smaller importance, are India rubber, 
pearls, cabinet woods, hides, and horns and hoofs. The imports into 
Germany consist also to a great extent of coffee and cacao, but india 
rubber is another very important article. Over 1,300,000 pounds of 
india rubber was imported in 1905, worth $1,136,000. In 1901 the 
value of the rubber imported from Venezuela was only $328,000, but 
the larger value of the imports was due mainly to the rise in price, 
the average valuation of the rubber imported being 400 marks per 
quintal (43 cents per pound) in 1902, and 800 marks per quintal, 
or just double the amount, in 1905. The United Kingdom differed 
from the other countsies, inasmuch as it imported very little coffee 
or cacao, the bulk of its imports from Venezuela being made up 
of india rubber, ornamental feathers, and pearls. The imports 
into the United States from Venezuela consist mainly of coffee. 
The quantity imported was 45 million pounds in 1903, 54J millions 
in 1905, and almost 63 millions both in 1904 and 1906, the value of 
the coffee imported in 1906 being $5,543,000, or 69 per cent of the 
total imports. In comparison with this the imports of cacao are 
very small, although growing rather rapidly. In 1903 they 
amounted to about 400,000 pounds and in 1906 to nearly 4J million 
pounds, the value in the latter year being a little less than half a 
million dollars. Hides and skins represent a more important 
article of import, their value being in 1906 $1,560,000. 

The statements of the exports from the countries mentioned to 
Venezuela are of necessity much more complex. Germany shows 
exports mainly of iron and steel manufactures and cotton manu- 
factures. The exports from France are not very great, amounting 
in 1905 to a little over $600,000, but even this is a considerable 
improvement over the figures of 1902, which were only $150,000. 
These exports consist mainly of hardware, brushes, buttons, toys, 
cotton manufactures, and prepared medicines. Of the exports 
from the United Kingdom, over 70 per cent consist of cotton manu- 
factures, and other textiles make up the bulk of the remainder. 
The United States exports to Venezuela were mainly wheat flour, 
cotton manufactures, iron and steel manufactures, illuminating oil, 
lard, butter, and smaller quantities of a large variety of other articles. 



The import tariff of Venezuela divides foreign merchandise into 
nine classes paying specific rates of duty as follows: (1) 5 centimes 



54 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



of the bolivar per kilogram; (2) 10 centimes of the bolivar per kilo- 
gram; (3) 25 centimes of the bolivar per kilogram; (4) 75 centimes 
of the bolivar per kilogram; (5) 1 bolivar 25 centimes per kilogram; 
(6) 2 bolivars 50 centimes per kilogram; (7) 5 bolivars per kilogram; 
(8) 10 bolivars per kilogram; (9) 20 bolivars per kilogram. 

Among the goods admitted free of duty are live animals, iron 
boiler plates, agiicultural implements, barbed wire for fencing, 
Roman cement, printing papers and their accessories, certain 
kinds of machinery, iron bridges, etc. 

WEST INDIES. 

BRITISH WEST INDIES. 

[Area, 12,032 square miles; estimated population in 1904, 1,698,581.] 
The total commerce of the British West Indies in 1905-6, the lat- 
est year for which complete statistics are available, was $75,548,000, 
of which 140,177,000 were imports and §35,371,000 exports. Of the 
imports 31.6 per cent was drawn from the United States, and of the 
exports 35.8 per cent was sent to the United States. The official 
figures of the United States with reference to its trade with the 
British West Indies show that the imports from said islands have 
declined from $14,865,018 in 1890 to $11,894,520 in 1900 and 
$10,259,253 in 1906, but increased to $12,191,852 in 1907, and the 
exports thereto have grown from $8,288,786 in 1890 to $8,895,164 in 

1900 and $10,755,139 in 1907, these being fiscal-year figures in all 
cases. Jamaica, Trinidad, and Barbados contribute over 50 per 
cent of the total trade of the British West Indies. The chief im- 
ports are cotton manufactures, articles of apparel, breadstuffs, and 
manufactures of iron and steel. The chief exports are sugar, 
sugar products, and fruits. The trade of the United States with the 
British West Indies consists mainly of imports of bananas, sugar, 
cacao, and asphaltum, and exports of breadstufls, provisions, 
and manufactures of leather. The revenues and expendi- 
tures of the British West Indies for 1904 were $10,728,403 and 
$11,200,000, respectively. The total public debt in 1904 was 
$28,855,150. 

Tables containing information in regard to the total trade of all 
the British West Indies combined will be found on page 71 
in the statistical appendix. In the statements which follow, a 
brief analysis is made of the trade of the separate colonies into 
which the British West Indies are di\dded for administrative 
purposes. Such detailed treatment is considered necessary in view 
of the independent statistical records of the foreign trade which 
all these colonies publish. 

BAHAMAS. 
[Area, 4,404 square miles; estimated population in 1904, 57,146.] 
The main occupations of the small population of this group of coral 
islands are fishing and the raising of subtropical fruits, such as pine- 
apples and oranges. The exports are gradually increasing, and since 

1901 have amounted to about a million dollars a year, as against 
$600,000 to $700,000 ten years ago. ]\Iore than half of these exports 
consist of sponges, of which 1,400,000 pounds, valued at $514,000, 
were exported in 1904. Next in importance is Bahamas hemp, the 
production and exportation of which have rapidly increased within 
the last decade. In 1897, the first year in which these exports were 
specially recorded, the exports amounted to 900,000 pounds, valued 
at $22,000, and in 1904 the exports were 2,200,000 pounds, valued at 
$144,000. Among other articles of export may be mentioned pine- 
apples, salt, and turtle shell. The annual imports have increased 
from less than a million dollars in the early nineties to a million and 
a half within the last two or three years, consisting mainly of wheat 
flour, rice, and other breadstuffs, meat products, sugar, coffee, alco- 
holic liquors, tobacco, and textiles. The trade of the Bahamas is 
mainly with the United States, which in 1904 took two-thirds of their 
exports and contributed three-fourths of their imports. The remain- 
der of the imports was contributed mainly by the United Kingdom, 
while of the exports some quantities went to the United Kingdom, 



Germany, the Netherlands, and France. This distribution of the ex- 
ports from the Bahamas is for the most part explained by the wide 
market for sponges, the other articles of export, such as hemp, pine- 
apples, and other fruits, going almost exclusively to the United States. 
Practically all the food products except rice are contributed by the 
United States, while the United Kingdom sends to this colony 
certain manufactured articles, such as rope and textiles. Even in 
the latter, however, the United States occupies the first place. 

BARBADOS. 
[Area, 166 miles; estimated population in 1904, 199,514.] 
The staple product of this small island, as of most other West In- 
dian islands, is sugar, the production of which developed under 
slavery conditions and has continued since the abolition of slavery 
in very much the same fashion with hired labor. Under the influ- 
ence of the competition of subsidized European beet sugar, the 
industry passed through a soA'ere crisis in the middle of the last 
decade of the nineteenth century, from which, however, it is gradu- 
ally recovering. The total value of exports was over 5 million 
dollars in 1890 and 1893. but fell below 3 mHlions in 1895, reached 
4.6 millions in 1901, was less than 3 millions in 1903, and about 4 
millions in 1904. The total value of exports followed closely the 
fluctuations in both the quantity and value of the sugar exported, 
which, in recent years, constituted from three-fifths to two-thii-ds 
of the total exports. The bulk of the remainder consists almost 
exclusively of molasses; the exports of all other articles amounted, 
in 1904, scarcely to $200,000, or about 6 per cent of the total 
exports. The quantity of sugar exported is subject to very marked 
fluctuations, and amounted during the five years 1901 to 1905, 
inclusive, to 123 million pounds, 101 million pounds, 71 million 
pounds, 123 million pounds, and 92 million pounds, respectively. 
The total value of imports is more uniform, amounting to about 5 
million dollars annually, though during the earlier years of the 
period under discussion they occasionally reached 6^ million 
dollars. The imports are made up mainly of breadstuffs, such 
as wheat and rye fiour, valued at $334,000 in 1905, dried fish, 
meat products, rice, alcoholic liquors and tobacco, lumber, staves 
and shocks used for baiTels containing sugar, etc., cotton 
and other textiles, boots, shoes, etc. The exports of Barbados 
are destined chiefly for the United States, which, in 1904, took 
about 45 per cent of the total, while British North America 
took 33 per cent and the United Kingdom less than 10 per cent. 
A little less than half the imports came from the United iung- 
dom, about one-third from the United States, and most of the 
remainder from Canada and from the other British West Indies. 
More than half the sugar exported goes to the United States, about 
one-third to Canada, and the rest to the United Kingdom, while 
about 80 per cent of the molasses goes to Canada and Newfound- 
land. The respective positions of the countries from which Bar- 
bados imports its goods for immediate consumption are about 
the same as in the case of most other West Indian islands — that is, 
it buys almost all of its flour, grain, meat products, mineral and 
vegetable oils and oil cake, and also a small part of its textiles from 
the United States, while the greater share of its textiles and most 
other manufactured articles come from the United Kingdom. 
British India figures in the import trade of Barbados mainly in 
supplying rice, a large quantity of which is consumed by the labor- 
ers on the sugar plantations. 

BERMUDA. 
[Area, 19 square miles; estimated population in 1904, 20,206.] 
The little island of Bermuda, with the numerous little islets sur- 
rounding it, has a foreign trade that is quite considerable in view of 
its small population. In 1905 the total trade amounted to 
$3,415,000, of which the imports equaled $2,644,000 and the 
exports only $771,000. Almost one-half, or 48.8 per cent, 
of the imports came from the United States, and 91.7 per 



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cent of the exports went to the United States. This large excess 
of the imports over the exports, which is not compensated by any 
recorded exports of gold, seems to suggest that the main economic 
function of Bermuda is to serve as a winter health resort for for- 
eigners, principally Americans, and that these and the military 
stationed in the island are the main consumers of the large quantity 
of goods imported. The exports consist of onions, which in 1904 
constituted $361,000, or over 60 per cent of the total; potatoes, 
1127,000, or 22 per cent, and lily bulbs. The imports are made 
up mainly of foodstuffs, such as cattle, flour, groceries, meats, 
dairy products, sugar, vegetables, etc., and fairly large quantities 
of spirituous liquors, tobacco, and textiles for consumption by the 
local population. In addition to the United States, the United 
Kingdom and Canada are the only two countries supplying large 
quantities of goods to Bermuda. In 1904, the latest year for 
which full figures are available, the United States furnished 46.6 
per cent, the United Kingdom 36.9 per cent, and Canada 13.6 
per cent, leaving only 3 per cent for all other countries. From the 
United States Bermuda bought more than one-half of its flour, 
about one-third of the cotton goods, all its corn, one-fourth of the 
oats, most of the hardware and cutlery, most of the manufac- 
tured leather, and almost all its cattle, sheep, and lumber, all its 
meat, all its oil, and most of the provisions. The United Kingdom 
supplied two-thirds of the cotton goods, most of the ready-made 
clothing, almost all the woolen goods, and all the spirituous liquors. 
Canada sent fish, some flour, three-fourths of the oats, more than 
half of the hay, and smaller quantities of pro^dsions and vegetables. 
For further statistical information, the reader is referred to pages 
80, 105, and 106. 

GRENADA. 
[Area, 133 square miles; estimated population in 1904, 68,253.] 

The island of Grenada has shown greater commercial prosperity in 
recent years than certain others of the West Indies, its variety of 
production having rendered it less dependent upon the sugar 
industry than many others of those islands. The exports, though 
declining in the middle of the nineties, have in recent years shown 
a tendency to grow, and, after reaching a minimum of $746,000 in 
1897, gradually increased to $1,552,000 in 1904. They consist 
almost exclusively of cacao, of which over 13 million pounds were 
exported in 1904, valued at $1,325,000, or 85 per cent of the total, 
the bulk of the remainder being contributed by nutmegs and other 
spices. Cotton is regularly being exported from this island, though 
its quantity is small and does not show any increase. In 1892 the 
cotton exported amounted to 489,000 pounds, but during the decade 
ended 1904 the exports averaged less than 300,000 pounds. About 
two-thirds of the total exports are sent to the United Kingdom, 
about 20 per cent to the United States, and 15 per cent to France. 

For further information see pages 80 and 106. 



[Area, 4,207 square miles; estimated popiilation in 1904, 803,838.] 
This is the largest single island in the group of British West Indies, 
and its population constitutes almost half of that of the entire group. 
According to the latest census, that of 1891, there were only 14,692 
white persons out of a total of 639,491, or 2.3 per cent. Sugar and 
coffee, produced on large plantations, were the mainstay of the 
economic life of this island in the days of slavery, but the libera- 
tion of the slaves led to the breaking up of the large estates into 
small land holdings, and many crops for Tiome consumption were 
substituted for these export crops. The foreign trade of this 
island does not show any tendency to increase, and in fact the 
imports have as a rule been smaller in recent years than in the 
beginning of the fifteen-year period for which statistics are pre- 
sented on pages 80, 81, and 107. The total volume of the exports is 
subject to great fluctuations, as is to be expected where the bulk 
of the exports consists of agi'icultural products subject to crop 
variations. The total value of exports as well as of imports is 



from 8 to 10 million dollars per annum, the total value of the 
trade being from 16 to 20 million dollars a year. In the fiscal year 
1905, the latest for which complete data are presented , both the 
exports and the imports were considerably smaller than for the 
previous years, and the total value of the trade was $15,178,000 
as against $17,314,000 in the preceding year. 

The exports consist almost exclusively of agricultural products 
and a few simple manufactured articles directly derived from them, 
namely, cacao, coffee, fruits and nuts, spices and extracts, sugar 
and rum, tobacco and its manufactures, wood and timber, the arti- 
cles not here enumerated amounting to less than 4 per cent of the 
total exports. But in the comparative importance of these articles 
considerable changes have taken place even within the last fifteen 
years. In 1891 the total exports amounted to $8,869,000, and of 
this, raw sugar represented $1,149,000, or 13 per cent; coffee 
$1,381,000, or 15.6 per cent; bananas $2,162,000, or 24.4 per cent; 
logwood $1,861,000, or 21 per cent, and rum $969,000, or 11 per cent. 
In other words, the main articles of export were, in their order of 
importance, bananas, logwood, coffee, sugar, and rum, these five 
articles constituting 85 per cent of the total exports. Since that 
time the exports of sugar have been constantly decreasing, from 42 
million pounds in 1891 and 48 million pounds in 1892 to 22 million 
pounds in 1905, worth $566,000, or less than one-half of the value of 
the sugar exports fifteen years earlier. The exports of logwood have 
decreased from 109,000 tons to less than 30,000 tons during the same 
period, and their value has dropped to $368,000, or about one-fifth 
of their value fifteen years ago. The exports of coffee have 
decreased from 8 to 10 million pounds in the earlier years of this 
period to less than 6 million pounds in 1905, and because of the fall 
in the price of coffee the total value of the coffee exports has fallen 
off much more, namely, from $1,381,000 to $414,000, or to less than 
one-third. The exports of rum have also decreased from nearly 1.6 
million gallons, valued at $970,000, in 1891, to 1.2 million gallons, 
valued at $450,000 in 1905. As against this decline in the exports 
of sugar, rum, logwood, and coffee, there was a compensating 
increase in the exports of other articles, namely cacao, bananas, 
oranges, spices, logwood extract, and tobacco, thus indicating a 
considerable diversification of the crops. Within this period the 
exports of cacao increased from 700,000 pounds to 2,600,000 pounds, 
and in value from $70,000 to $198,000. The exports of bananas 
increased from less than 5 million bunches to nearly 9 million 
bunches, though because of the fall in the price of bananas the value 
has not shown a corresponding increase. The number of oranges 
exported increased from 40 millions to 73 millions and in 1900 was 
even as high as 107 millions. The exports of ginger and of pimento 
have nearly doubled. There has been a rapid increase in the ex- 
ports of logwood extracts since 1895, when they were first mentioned , 
and in 1905 they amounted to $310,000, thus compensating to some 
extent for the decline in the exports of logwood . Exports of tobacco 
and cigars have increased fourfold. 

The imports into Jamaica consist mainly of breadstuffs, such as 
wheat flour, corn and bread, dried fish, meat and dairy products, 
rice, malt liquors, textiles, and dry goods. Among the signs of 
the economic development of Jamaica may be pointed out the 
increase in the imports of coal and coke from 46,000 tons in 1891 
to 87,000 tons in 1905, and of petroleum from 600,000 to 765,000 
gallons in the same period. On the other hand, notwithstanding 
the increase in population, the imports of breadstuffs and dried 
fish and rice have not shown any increase, thus indicating a growth 
in the production of foodstuffs in the island itself. Both in the 
imports and the exports the largest share of the trade of Jamaica is 
divided between the United States and the United Kingdom. Of 
the exports, more than one-half usually go to the United States 
and about 20 per cent to the United Kingdom, the rest being 
divided between Canada, the British West Indies, France, Ger- 
many, and Austria-Hungary. Of the imports, about 40 per cent 
each come from the United Kingdom and the United States, while 
the bulk of the remainder comes from Canada. In 1906, the latest 



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COMMERCIAL A^IERICA IN 1907. 



year for which detailed figures are available, the exact shares of the 
trade were as follows: The exports of produce of Jamaica to the 
United States were 57.2 per cent of the total exports, to the United 
Kingdom 21.5 per cent, to Canada 7.5 per cent, to France 5.4 per 
cent, to Germany 1.8 percent, and to all other countries 6.6 per 
cent. Of the imports into Jamaica during that year, 38.2 per cent 
came from the United States, 49.8 per cent from the United King- 
dom, 8.2 per cent from Canada, and only 3.8 per cent from all other 
countries. To the United States are shipped almost all the bananas, 
two-thirds of the oranges, half of the cocoanuts, small quantities 
of cacao, coffee, logwood extract, spices, and logwood, very little 
sugar, and almost no rum or tobacco. The United Kingdom takes 
a large share of the cacao and coffee, some bananas and oranges, 
more than three-fourths of the rum, and some sugar, tobacco, 
spices, etc. Most of the raw sugar goes to Canada, while most of 
the coffee goes to continental Europe. To the market of Jamaica 
the United States contributes mainly food products, practically 
all the beef, all the bread, a good share of the butter, most of the 
cheese, a considerable share of the fish, almost all the flour and 
meal, all the corn, oats, and pulse. Certain classes of manufactured 
articles are also bought mainly in the United States, such as bicycles, 
boots and shoes, carriages, drugs and medicines, furniture, hard- 
ware and cutlery, wire fencing, nails, lamps, printing paper, and 
perfumery. From the United Kingdom are obtained most of the 
textiles and a great many other manufactured articles. Thus, in 
1905 the United Kingdom shipped about nine-tenths of all the cloth- 
ing, bags and sacks, beer, ale, and porter, books, and cement, two- 
thirds of the cordage, about 80 per cent of the cotton manufactures, 
and the earthen and china ware, more than half of the glass, over 
90 per cent of the haberdashery and millinery, two-thirds of the 
hardware and cutlery, almost all the hats and caps, and galvanized 
iron for roofing, four-fifths of the machinery, almost all the linen 
manufactures, four-fifths of the agricultural machinery and writing 
paper and stationery, all the locomotives, almost all the silk manu- 
factures, soap, spirits, tin, and cigarettes, and all the woolen manu- 
factures. Most of these are articles the production of which in the 
United States has grown very rapidly within the last few years, 
and a larger share of the trade of Jamaica may be obtained by the 
American manufacturer in the future. 

LEEWARD ISLANDS. 
[Area, 701 square miles; estimated population in 1904, 132,400.] 
The colony of Leeward Islands consists of a number of small 
islands in the British West Indies, of which the most important are 
Antigua, St. Christopher, Nevis, Dominica, and the Virgin Islands. 
In 1905, the latest year for which data are available, the total com- 
merce was equal to 13,948,000, almost equally divided between 
imports and exports. Of the exports, only 10 per cent went to the 
United States, but of the imports 37.8 per cent came from this 
country. The decline of foreign commerce is noticed in the case 
of this colony not less than in that of many other British West 
Indian colonies. In the early nineties the exports equaled about 
2i million dollars, but in 1903 they had fallen to §1,300,000, the 
imports being only a little larger. Sugar is the mainstay of the 
economic life of this colony and constituted in the early nineties 
almost 90 per cent of its exports, but only 67 per cent in 1904. 
There has been some decline in the quantity of sugar exported, 
which in 1890 amounted to almost 83 million pounds and in 1900 
to only 34^ million pounds, after which there was some recovery, 
so that the exports in 1904 amounted to 55 million pounds. But 
hand in hand with this decline in quantity there has been a con- 
tinuous decline in price, so that the total value of sugar and molasses 
exported fell off from 12,300,000 m 1892 to $1,100,000 in 1904. As 
a partial compensation for this loss, there has been a considerable 
increase in the exports of cacao and fruits, mtiinly limes. In 1890 
the exports of cacao amounted to only 400,000 pounds, while for 
the last five years they averaged over a million pounds, and the 
increase in value was still greater because of a rise in the price of 



cacao, namely, from $35,000 in 1890 to $102,000 in 1904. The 
increased demand for limes stimulated the exports of that fruit, 
which amounted to $80,000 in, 1890 and $175,000 in 1904. Within 
the last two years exports of cotton have again appeared, after the 
production of cotton had been practically abandoned for many 
decades, but thus far these new products have not enabled the 
colony to regain the economic position it held in the past. 
The imports into Leeward Islands have likewise been smaller 
within recent years than some ten or fifteen years ago, averaging 
within the last three years about $1,800,000. In 1904 the main 
articles of import were wheat flour, $234,000; cotton manufactures, 
$201,000; haberdashery and millinery, $162,000, and machinery for 
sugar manufacture, $113,000. Other articles of some importance, 
are corn meal and flour, fertilizers for use in cane sugar cultivation, 
dried and pickled fish, meat products, rice, etc. The entire trade 
is practically dominated by three countries, namely, the United 
Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. Of the imports in 1904, 
45.2 per cent came from the United Kingdom and 37.1 per cent 
from the United States, while of the remainder, 11.2 per cent came 
from British North America and the surrounding British West 
Indian islands, and only 7.4 per cent from all the other foreign 
countries. Of the total exports, more than half went to Canada, 
about one-fourth to the United Kingdom, and about 17 per cent to 
the United States, leaving less than 8 per cent for all the other 
countries. Most of the sugar shipped from Leeward Islands goes 
to Canada; only small portions are sent to the United States 
and the United Kingdom. The same is true of molasses, while, 
on the other hand, the United Kingdom is the main purchaser of 
cacao and limes. The United Kingdom supplies to the Leeward 
Islands almost all their imports of cotton manufactures, haberdash- 
ery, hardware, leather and saddlery, machinery for sugar making, 
fancy goods, paper, soap, spirits, etc. From Canada are imported 
dried and pickled fish and manufactures of wood. The United 
States supplies almost all the beef, pork, bacon, wheat flour, grain, 
corn meal, bread, oleomargarine, oil cake, and tobacco. 

Further information in regard to the foreign trade of Leeward 
Islands may be obtained by referring to pages 81 and 108. 



[Area, 133 square miles; estimated population in 1905, 49,256.] 
The little island of St. Vincent, 95 per cent of whose population 
is colored, shows the results of economic depression due to the un- 
satisfactory condition of the world sugar market even more strongly 
than the larger islands. The exports from St. Vincent amounted to 
$572,000 in 1892 and to only $248,000 in 1904. The imports were 
$501,000 in 1892 and $361,000 in 1904. The value of the raw sugar 
exported in 1890 was $258,000 and in 1904 only $48,000. Arrowroot is 
now the main product of the island for export purposes, but even 
the exports of this article show a slight tendency toward decline. 
The imports consist mainly of textiles, breadstuffs, rice, and smoked 
fish and similar articles. The currents of trade are mainly with 
the United Kingdom and the other British West Indies. These 
two share about equally in, the entire exports and supply each 
about 40 per cent of the imports. Less than $10,000 worth was 
exported to the United States for the year ended March, 1905, 
while the imports from the United States amounted to $74,000, 
wheat flour and pine lumber being among the most important 
articles. 

See tables on pages 81 and 110 for further trade statistics. 



[Area, 233 square miles; estimated population in 1904, 52,682.] 
The foreign trade of the island of Santa Lucia is not large. The 
exports from the island amounted in the nineties to over $600,000 
and have fallen to from $300,000 to $400,000 in the last few years, 
though they showed a sudden increase in 1905, the' latest year for 
which trade figures are available, amounting to $837,000 as against 



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57 



$431,000 the preceding year. The main exports are raw sugar 
and crude cacao, the decline having taken place chiefly in raw 
sugar, which amounted to over $400,000 in the early nineties and 
only $127,000 in 1902; in 1904, the sugar exports again increased 
to $262,000, while in 1905 they were but $220,000. The changes 
in the value of the sugar exports are due more to fluctuations 
in price than in quantity exported, which latter is rather 
uniform, being usually between 8 and 10 million pounds annu- 
ally. The imports are much larger than the exports, amounting to 
between IJ and 2 million dollars. An interesting peculiarity of the 
import trade is the large quantity of coal imported, chiefly for the 
sugar industry and bunkering purposes. The other important items 
are building materials, textiles, cattle, haberdashery, etc. The 
mother country absorbs more than half of the island's exports, taking 
most of its sugar. Over 25 per cent of the exports go to France, 
which buys almost all of its cacao. Hardly any of the products of 
Santa Lucia go to -the United States. On the other hand, this 
country supplies a considerable share of the imports into Santa 
Lucia, which in 1904 amounted to 23 per cent, while the United 
Kingdom supplied 65 per cent. The shipments from the United 
States to Santa Lucia consist mainly of coal and provisions, while 
the United Kingdom supplies almost all the manufactured articles. 
Detailed statements of the foreign trade of this colony, both by 
countries and by articles, may be found on pages 81 and 109. 



TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. 



[Are 



1,869 square miles; estimated population in 1904, 310,000.] 



This colony consists of the island of Trinidad, with an area of 1,755 
square miles and a population of 290,000, and the smaller island of 
Tobago, with an area of 114 square miles and a population of 20,000, 
the two islands having been joined into one colony in 1899. In the 
tables of trade of this colony by articles and countries, which may 
be found on pages 82 and 110, in the statistical appendix, the 
data for the last five years are for the combined foreign trade of both 
islands, exclusive of the trade between the two islands. For the 
years preceding 1899 the data of both imports and exports are for 
Trinidad alone. 

While constituting a part of the group known as the British West 
-Indies, both islands are located in close proximity to the Vene- 
zuelan coast and their natural resources are similar to those of other 
countries of the northern part of South America. The products of 
Trinidad and Tobago may be seen from the statistics of the exports 
of the colony. In the early part of last century coffee was the main 
source of prosperity of those islands, but since then the production 
of coffee has been almost abandoned and sugar plantations sub- 
stituted. The sugar industry, which was developed under condi- 
tions of slave labor imported from the northern part of the West 
Indies, has been preserved in Trinidad to a greater extent than in 
those latter islands, and is kept up at present largely by contract 
labor of Indian coolies under conditions very similar to those of 
British Guiana. In addition to the sugar industry, within the last 
fifteen years there has been a notable growth in the production of 
cacao. The only other industry worth mentioning is the asphalt 
industry, Trinidad having very rich asphalt lakes, as has also Vene- 
zuela, of which Trinidad is, geologically, a part. 

The exports from Trinidad and Tobago have shown a healthy 
increase during the last fifteen years, averaging from 6 to 7 million 
dollars annually in the last decade of the nineteenth century and 
reaching 15 million dollars during the fiscal year ended March, 1906. 
The exports of sugar have varied in quantity much less than in 
value, the explanation being found in the fluctuation of the price of 
sugar. Thus, thi-oughout the fifteen years for which data are given 
the exports of sugar have never fallen below 90 million pounds 
annually and only once have exceeded 120 million pounds, while 
the value of the sugar exported has fluctuated between 2 and 3| 
million dollars. On the other hand, the exports of cacao show an 
almost continuous rise both in quantity and value. In 1891 they 



amounted to 16 million pounds, worth $2,140,000, and in the fiscal 
year 1905 they were over 40 million pounds, worth $4,300,000. 
The exports of asphalt, at the beginning of the period under discus- 
sion, were rather less than 100,000 tons annually, worth about half 
a million dollars, and during the latest years they have increased 
to 150,000 tons, and even more, reaching the highest point in 1903. 
when they amounted to 192,000 tons, worth $993,000. 

The imports into Trinidad are regularly greater than the exports 
by several million dollars. There is not a single year in the entire 
period under discussion during which they have fallen below 10 
million dollars, the figures for the fiscal year 1906 being in ex- 
cess of 16 million dollars. The explanation of this peculiarity 
must be sought in the statistical methods of the reports of 
the foreign trade rather than in the economic conditions of the 
colony. The island of Trinidad, because of its proximity to 
Venezuela, evidently serves' as a transshipment point both for 
goods exported from Venezuela as well as for goods imported 
from Europe and destined for Venezuela, and while an effort 
has been made, since 1897, to state transshipments separately, 
this intention has not been carried out manifestly with any de- 
gree of success, as may be judged from the fact that the re- 
port for the fiscal year 1905 shows imports for consumption of 
over 7| million pounds of cacao from Venezuela, though there 
can be no doubt that a large part of these imports were destined 
not for consumption but for reexportation. This qualification 
should be kept in mind in a study of the tables. In general it 
may be stated that the nature of the imports is about the same as 
shown above in the study of the South American countries. The 
imports consist mainly of wheat, flour, and other breadstuffs; 
meats, dried fish, and other provisions; wines, liquors, tobacco, 
large quantities of textiles, boots and shoes, and similar articles of 
personal consumption. 

The trade of Trinidad is distributed among a very small number 
of countries, the most important ones being the mother country 
(United Kingdom), the United States, the neighboring country of 
Venezuela, and British North America. In the fiscal year 1905, 
the latest year for which accurate data are available, over one- 
third of the exports of domestic production went to the United 
Kingdom, over one-fourth to the United States, about 20 per cent 
to France, and 13 per cent to British North America, leaving only 
about 5 per cent for all the other countries. In addition, $1,818,400 
worth of goods which were described as the produce of other coun- 
tries were exported. These goods went mainly to the United States, 
Venezuela, France, and the United Kingdom, thus indicating ship- 
ments both to and from the South American continent. The records 
of transshipment included only goods to the value of $1,208,500, 
being mainly imports from Venezuela shipped to the United King- 
dom and the United States. On the import side, the trade of Trini- 
dad was somewhat more variegated, the imports from the United 
Kingdom during 1905 being a little less than 40 per cent of the total, 
the imports from the United States constituting 26.7 per cent, from 
Venezuela 14.6 per cent, from British North America about 5 per 
cent, with smaller quantities from Geimany, France, British West 
Indies, and a few other countries. 

The sugar exported from Trinidad goes mainly to the United 
Kingdom and to British North America, very small quantities of it 
reaching the United States. Most of the cacao goes to France and 
the United States and some to the United Kingdom, while of the 
asphalt two-thirds is bought by the United States and the rest di- 
vided between Germany and the United Kingdom. 

The United States supplies to the markets of Trinidad mainly 
breadstuffs, such as wheat flour, corn, and oats; meat, provisions, 
live animals, considerable quantities of coal, and only small quan- 
tities of manufactures, such as hardware, boots and shoes, patent 
medicines, paper and- stationery, soap, etc. From Canada Trini- 
dad purchases fish and oats, while the bulk of the manufactured 
articles comes from the United Kingdom, which country occupies 
a commanding position in the imports of malt liquors, bicycles, 



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COMI^IERCIAL AlIERICA IN 1907. 



books, candles, cement, confectionery, cordage and twine, furni- 
ture, hardware and structural iron, jewelry, boots and shoes, 
saddlery, machinery, prepared medicines, condensed milk, paint- 
ers' colors, paper and stationery, patent fuel, rails and rail mate- 
rial, soap, alcoholic liquors, textiles, ready-made clothing, etc. 
This long list, it will be observed, consists mainly of articles in 
the production of which the United States occupies a very high 
position, and it is but reasonable to expect that when the general 
difficulty spoken of in the introduction to this study will have 
been overcome the American manufacturer will be able to com- 
mand a greater share of the market in question. 



TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. 



[Are 



, 166 square miles; estimated populal 



n 1904, 5,300.] 



The population of this small colony is occupied mainly in the 
fishing industry. Its foreign trade is insignificant. The exports 
amounted in 1904 to $117,000, against $200,000 in 1897, the highest 
figures ever reached. They consist mainly of salt, though during 
the last decade exports of sisal grass assumed some dimensions. 
The imports are likewise small, averaging $144,000 annually dur- 
ing the last four years, and consist mainly of breadstuffs and 
other provisions. The trade of Caicos is mainly with the United 
States, to which it sent, in 1904, 82 per cent of its total exports, 
and from which it purchased 62 per cent of its total imports. 



DANISH WEST INDIES. 



[Are 



; population in 1901, 30,527.] 



The Danish West Indies consist of the islands of St. Thomas, St. 
Croix, and St. John. The imports and exports of St. Croix for 1904-5 
were $885,800 and $483,700, respectively. The imports into St. 
Thomas and St. John for the same year amounted to $907,100, 
bringing the total imports into the colony up to $1,792,900, but the 
exports within the last decade from the two latter islands can not be 
ascertained. The imports have grown considerably, while the 
exports from St. Croix have been declining. These consist mainly 
of sugar and small quantities of sugar by-products, such as molasses 
and rum. The quantity of sugar exported fluctuates between 20 
and 30 million pounds annually, and does not show any tendency 
toward a permanent decline, as the decrease in the value of exports 
may be explained by a fall in sugar prices. Almost all the sugar 
exported goes to the United States. The exports from the United 
States to the Danish West Indies during 1890 amounted to $794,273, 
in 1900 to $624,524, and in 1907 to $777,577, and the imports from 
the Danish West Indies into the United States in 1890 were $588,739; 
in 1900, $568,935, and in 1907, $440,855, consisting almost entirely 
of sugar. The chief exports from the United States to the islands 
are breadstuffs and coal. The trade with Denmark is small. The 
imports into Denmark from the islands in 1904 amounted to $30,000, 
and the exports from that country to the islands were less than 
$7,000. 



Table 8 



—Exports of Sugar, Molasses, and Rum from St. 
Croix. 1896-1905. 



..c..vE..a. 


Sugar. 


Molasses. 


Rum. 


1896 


Pounds. 
21,453,785 
28,057,835 
27,856,679 
25,935,010 
26,387,779 
18,785,396 
26,455,591 
34, 709, 480 
23,331,274 
27,712,849 


Gallons. 
275,999 
202,949 
87,802 

90',591 
16,841 
63,356 
37,545 
54,896 
94,509 


Gallons. 




85,512 
79,480 






1900 


42,345 










99,946 













DUTCH WEST INDIES (CURASAO AND DEPENDENCIES). 
[Area, 403 square miles; population in 1902, 53,046.] 
The colony of Curasao consists of the islands of Curasao, Bonaire, 
Aruba, a part of St. Martin, St. Eustache, and Saba. The trade of 
this group of small islands is inconsiderable. The imports for the 
years 1901 to 1905 are shown in Table 87, the data anterior to 1901 
being incomplete. The imports into Curasao have increased from 
$875,000 in 1901 to $1,540,000 in 1905, but these were intended 
largely for Venezuela. A record of exports is only obtainable since 
1903, when they amounted to $200,000, increasing to $343,000 in 

1904 and $386,000 in 1905. These exports consisted largely of straw 
hats, of which almost 90,000 dozen were exported in 1905, valued at 
$135,000. Other articles exported were salt, hides and skins, divi- 
divi, and phosphorous lime. The exports from the United States 
to the Dutch West Indies were $832,808 in the fiscal year 1905. 
$751,453 in 1906, and $711,141 in 1907, while the imports from the 
Dutch West Indies into the United States increased from $193,309 in 

1905 to $356,071 in 1907. These imports consisted of hides and skins, 
drugs and dyes, and woods, and the total value seems to be equal to 
the total value of exports from the Dutch West Indies. 

Table 87.- 



Animals: Cattle {dolls 

Breadstuffs: 

Corn dolls.. 

Commeal dolls. . 

Wheat and rye flour 
dolls.. 

Biscuits dolls.. 

Chemicals, drugs, and dyes: 

Drugs dolls.. 

Divi-divi (used in /lbs.... 

tanning) [dolls.. 

Coal.. 



-\dolls. 



Coflee.. 



Idolls... 

Hides and skins: Goat jibs 

skins IdoUs.. 

Oils: Kerosene {dolls;: 

Paints and colors {{^"g"^' ' 

Provisions, including meat 
and dairy products: 

Suet and fat {dhotis" 

Margarine {ao\[l'.'. 

Cheese dolls.. 

Butt" pu:: 

Meat, salted {Jj'otls" 

Other provisions, .dolls.. 

Rice [i'^i-:: 

Spirits, wines, and malt 
liquors: 

Spirits dolls. . 

Wine dolls.. 

Beer dolls.. 

st"ci^ {d'ous:: 

straw for hats dolls. . 

Sugar dolls.. 



Manufactured . . 



tdoUs. 



Cigars and cigarettes 

dolls. 

Vegetables: 

Potatoes, 

Beans dolls. 

Wood: 

Mahogany. dolls. 






,335,000 1,540,00 



a Includes Curagao Island only. 

b Not separately stated. 

c Includes wheat and rye flour for Curagao Island. 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



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.KTICX.ES. 


1903 


1904 


1905 












Divi-divi (used in tanning) ... . 


fibs.... 
-••■tdoUs.. 


3, 187, 413 
32,000 


2,787,834 
28,000 


2,911,033 
32,000 


Lime, phosphorous 


dolls.. 


60,000 


86,000 


42,000 




dolls.. 


5,000 


7,000 


9,000 


Hats 


Jdoz... 


16, 704 


46,593 




idolls.. 


13,000 


56,000 


135,000 


Hides and skins: 










Goat skins 


fibs.... 


88,283 


163,257 


82,955 


idolls.. 


15,000 


39,000 


17,000 


Hides 




23,067 


47,300 


46, 447 




Idolis.. 


2,000 


4,000 


5,000 


Naval stores: Resin 


•■-•tdolls.. 


477,025 
9,000 


516,802 
8,000 


522, 556 
9.000 


Salt 


dolls.. 


34,000 


40,000 


30,000 


All other articles 


dolls.. 

dolls.. 


21,000 


22,000 


20,000 


Total merchandise 


191,000 


290,000 


305,000 


Gold 


dolls.. 


9,000 


53,000 


81,000 




200,000 


343,000 









FRENCH WEST INDIES. 

[Area, 1,160 square miles; population, 392,140.] 
The total commerce of the French West Indies in 1904, the latest 
year for which complete statistics by countries are available, was 
$10,329,000, of which $5,452,000were imports and 14,877,000 exports. 
Of the imports 35 per cent was drawn from the United States, and of 
the exports only $11,000 worth was sent to the United States. The 
ofBcial figures of the United States with reference to its trade with 
the French West Indies show that the imports from these islands 
were $128,997 in 1890, $30,176 in 1900, and $41,019 in 1907; and the 
exports thereto, which were $1,792,612 in 1890 and $1,867,168 in 
1900, decreased to $1,422,025 in 1907, these being fiscal-year figures 
in all cases. 

GUADELOUPE. 
[Area, 722 square miles; estimated population in 1903, 182,000.] 

The total commerce of Guadeloupe in 1904 amounted to a little 
less than 5 million dollars, nearly equally divided between exports 
and imports. The United States has practically no share in the 
export trade of Guadeloupe, but of the imports 34.4 per cent came 
from the United States. The foreign trade of Guadeloupe does not 
show any tendency toward increase, the exports fluctuating be- 
tween 2i and 3i million dollars and the imports being usually a 
little larger, or from 3 to 4 million dollars. The figures for 1904, 
Tvhich are the latest available, are considerably below the normal 
amount of trade, which is probably due to a short crop and the low 
price of sugar. 

The little double island of Guadeloupe has specialized in the pro- 
•duction of a few tropical commodities, which are, liowever, of uni- 
-versal consumption, namely, sugar and its by-product rum, coffee, 
and cacao. Sugar constitutes about two-thirds of the exports — coffee, 
cacao, and rum being the only other items figuring prominently in 
the export statistics of the colony. Together these four articles 
made up over 97 per cent of the exports in 1905. The exports of 
■coffee show but little development. In 1896 they amounted to about 
1,462,000 pounds and in 1905 to 1,829,000 pounds. On the other 
hand, the exports of cacao have almost doubled within the same 
decade, increasing from 873,000 pounds to 1,400,000 pounds. Practi- 
cally the entire exports of Guadeloupe are shipped to France, where 
the colonial cacao, coffee, and sugar are given preferential treat- 
ment in the tariff. In 1904, 96.5 per cent went to France and 3.2 
per cent to French colonies, leaving less than 1 per cent for 
exportation to foreign countries. 

With its sugar, rum, coffee, and cacao Guadeloupe buys a large 
variety of articles for immediate consumption, and the total vol- 
ume of its imports seems to be quite dependent on the fluctuation 
>of its purchasing power. The main articles of import are foodstuffs. 



those for 1904 including wheat flour, $288,000; rice, $230,000; cod- 
fish, $164,000; wine, $151,000; all breadstuffs except wheat flour, 
$66,000; salted meats, $63,000, and smaller quantities of lard, butter, 
cheese, and vegetables. Of all other articles of import not intended 
for food consumption, the most important are textiles, such as cot- 
ton manufactures, $180,000. As Guadeloupe admits French prod- 
ucts free of duty, almost one-half of its imports come from France, 
primarily textiles, wines and liquors, and various manufactures; 
but most of its food products must be obtained from the United 
States, from which it buys almost all of its salted meats, lard, butter, 
cotton-seed oil, timber, and lumber. 

Detailed statements of the trade of Guadeloupe, both by coun- 
tries and by articles, are given in the statistical appendix, on 
pages 83 and 113. 

MARTINIQUE. 
[Area, 380 square miles; estimated population, 203,780.) 

The foreign conunerce of the island of Martinique has shown a 
marked decline since the beginning of the eighties. In 1882 it 
amounted to over 13 million dollars and in 1905 it was only 
$5,952,000, of which imports were $2,877,000 and exports $3,075,000, 
the decline being almost equally divided between exports and 
imports. This falling off of the trade was due to a decline in the 
sugar industry, reflecting the general condition of the sugar market, 
resulting from the competition of beet sugar with cane sugar. 
Even within recent years the exports of raw sugar have fallen off 
from 76 million pounds in 1896 to 52 million pounds in 1904, though 
the year 1905 showed some improvement. In addition to the falling 
off in the quantity of sugar exported, the fall in the price was also a 
factor in reducing the total value of the exports, and, as a conse- 
quence, the total value of the imports. The exports of mm have 
fallen off from 4J million gallons in 1896 to less than 2 million gal- 
lons in 1904, partly because of the general reduction in the sugar 
industry and partly, perhaps, because of the decline in the demand 
for that particular spirituous liquor. Ninety-eight per cent of the 
exports of Martinique in 1905 were shipped to France, and only 
about $4,000 worth, or scarcely more than one-tenth of 1 per cent, 
consisting of raw sugar, to the United States. 

About twenty-five years ago the imports from Martinique into 
the United States were quite considerable, amounting to 2 or 3 
million dollars, and consisted mainly of raw sugar, but in 1884 
this trade began to fall off very rapidly and in five years was 
reduced to practically nothing. 

Besides sugar and mm, small quantities of cacao, varying from 
700,000 to 1,500,000 pounds annually, are exported to France. 

The imports of Martinique during the last five or six years of the 
nineteenth century amounted to 4| to 5 million dollars annually, 
but since 1901 have shown a tendency to decline rapidly. In 
1901 they amounted to $5,200,000, in 1903 to $3,900,000, and in 
1905 to $2,800,000. In this import trade the predominance of the 
mother country is less pronounced, the imports from France usually 
representing about one-half of the total, while the United States 
occupies the second place. In 1905 the imports from France con- 
stituted 53.7 per cent and those from the United States 34.5 per 
cent of the total. The main articles of import are wheat flour, 
coal for use in the sugar industry, cotton manufactures, fish, spirits 
and wines, and various meat provisions. From the United States 
are imported most of the meat products, coal, wheat flour, and 
other grains and grain products, and all the cotton-seed oil, timber, 
and lumber, while the mother country supplies most of the imported 
preserved fish, some wheat flour, rice, practically all the alcoholic 
liquors, and most of the manufactured products such as textiles, 
ready-made clothing, paper manufactures, leather manufactures, 
metal manufactures, etc. 

Detailed statements of the foreign trade of Martinique, both by 
countries and by articles, are given in the statistical appendix, 
and will be found on pages 83, 113, and 114. 



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COM^IERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



PORTO RICO. 

[Area, 3,435 square miles; estimated population, 1,000,000.] 

Porto Rico is situated east of the island of Haiti and west of the 
islands of St. Croix and St. Thomas. Its area is 3,435 square miles 
(about half the size of New Jersey), and its population in 1904 was 
estimated at 1,000,000 (61.8 per cent white and 38.2 per cent 
colored), or 291 persons to the square mile, a density far in excess 
of the average of the United States (26) and greater than that of 
any American State except Massachusetts (349) and Rhode Island 
(407). The dominant and almost exclusive industry of Porto Rico 
is agriculture. Formerly coffee was by far the most important 
product. According to the census of 1899, 41 per cent of all the 
cultivated land was devoted to coffee, 15 per cent to sugar cane, 
14 per cent to bananas, 8 per cent to sweet potatoes, 4 per cent to 
Indian corn, 2 per cent to malangas, 2 per cent to rice, 1 per cent to 
cocoanuts, and 1 per cent to tobacco. Thus the coffee area at that 
time was nearly three times the sugar area, and the value of the 
products bore about the same relation. Since then the relation 
has been largely reversed. In 1907 of the entire exports of the 
island, amounting to $26,996,300, sugar constituted 54.7 per cent, 
coffee 17.4 per cent, and tobacco 4.2 per cent. The crisis in the 
coffee industry which brought about this reversal was due to 
overproduction induced by previous high prices, partial loss of the 
Spanish market, owing to the imposition of high duties, partial loss 
of the French market for a similar reason, the change in the money 
standard, and the hurricane of August 8, 1899. The hope that the 
figure of the banner year, 1896, namely, 59 million pounds, would 
be attained within the near future has not yet been realized. On 
the contrary, the quantity of exports in 1905 was not quite half so 
large as in 1904, though more than half in value. However, the 
conditions for coffee culture are so favorable as regards labor, 
facilities for transportation, and absence of export duties that the 
present decline can hardly be considered otherwise than as tem- 
porary. This hope is supported by the fact that the exports of 
coffee have increased from 16,850,000 pounds in 1905 to 38,757,000 
pounds in 1907, and their value from $2,241,000 to $4,670,000. 

The great development which the sugar industry has assumed 
since the American occupation is due of course to the fact that the 
immense market of the United States became free to the Porto 
Rican product. The coffee industry did not gain by this change to 
an equal extent, for the reason that coffee had been on the free list 
before annexation and so remained. Moreover, the Porto Rican 
coffee belongs to the class of "mild coffees," which are more popular 
in Europe than in the United States. Almost immediately after 
the annexation large tracts of lowlands along the coast were bought 
by Americans and transformed into sugar plantations, which yield 
a large income to their owners. Lands which had lain idle for many 
years were thus transformed into sources of wealth, and soon the 
most desirable sugar lands had been taken up. From the lowlands 
the sugar plantations are spreading inland to the line beyond which 
this crop is no longer profitable. With the increase in the crop 
there came a change of methods. Everywhere the old processes of 
manufacture were replaced by modern scientific methods, which 
extract 10 or 11 per cent of sugar from the cane against the 5 or 7 
per cent of former days. The coffee and sugar industries are not 
rivals. Sugar thrives best in the lowlands and coffee thrives best 
in the highlands. The two areas do not overlap nor even come in 
contact. 

Tobacco is rapidly becoming one of the most valuable staples of 
export. Large tracts in the interior valleys have been cleared for 
cultivation and covered with cheese cloth, in the shelter of which 
the tobacco is grown. Fortunately the best quality of tobacco is 
found in the highlands and on soils which are unsuitable for other 
crops, and in this way labor and crops are more evenly distributed 
over the island. The culture of tobacco is particularly inviting, in 
that it requii-es no large capital or expensive machinery and the loss 
of a crop can be repaired in one year. 



The climate, rainfall, and soil of Porto Rico indicate on the whole 
a good country for corn. Farmers report a crop of 60 bushels on 
new land of good quality and 20 to 25 bushels on old land. In 1897 
Porto Rico exported to Cuba 4,246,776 pounds of corn and 7,946 
pounds of corn meal, and to Spain 30,133 pounds of com. No corn 
was imported in that year, showing that the production was more 
than sufficient for home consumption. 

Considerable quantities of rice were produced in former times, 
but as the rice area is coextensive with the sugar area, sugar, being 
the more valuable crop, tends to diive out the cultivation of rice. 
Beans are planted for home consumption, though not in sufficient 
quantity to supply the demand. The same is to be said of sweet 
potatoes. Bananas are produced in great abundance to furnish 
shade to the coffee plants and are also grown without reference to 
coffee. They constitute the principal vegetable food of the labor- 
ing class. The product of bananas per acre on rich land is enormous, 
in some cases as much as 60,000 pounds of fruit per acre. Nearly 
all kinds of A'egetables can be raised. One gardener near Rio 
Piedras delivered in San Juan several loads of watermelons, each 
melon weighing 50 pounds or over. 



Tropical fruits are produced in Porto Rico in great quantity and 
perfection, and the output could be largely increased. The orange 
tree is at home in this mild climate, secure from frost. It grows 
rapidly and is hardy, healthy, and a marvelous producer. Lands 
for orange groves may be purchased for from $5 to $20 per acre. 
One tree at Mayaguez was observed on which 7,000 oranges were 
counted. The same remarks apply to limes, lemons, shaddock, and 
mangoes. 

An acre planted in cocoanuts produces about 10,000 nuts an- 
nually, worth $150 on shipboard. The cost of harvesting and load- 
ing is about $24 per acre. Pineapples grow in all parts of the island 
and require very little labor, 8,000 to 10,000 plants being set out 
on an acre. The guava is produced in abundance. Peaches, pears, 
figs, and grapes grow well. The culture of the grape was discour- 
aged in Spanish days, lest it should compete with the wines of 
Spain. Experiments have shown, however, that the product of 
the Porto Rican grape is equal to the best. 

Porto Rico is well adapted to stock raising, having abundant pas- 
tures of superior grasses (grama, guinea, malojilla) affording pasture 
all the year round, abundance of pure water, and equable climate. 
The cattle are of Spanish stock, more or less crossed. The horses 
also are of Spanish stock, descended from Arabian, and, though 
small, are very active. Sheep do not prosper, owing to the great 
humidity. Goats are found in considerable numbers all over the 
island. Hogs and poultry have thus far been raised but to a limited 
extent, though the conditions for their maintenance are excellent. 

The forests of Porto Rico contain woods of great value, such as 
Spanish cedar, ebony, and sandalwood. Timber, however, is very 
scarce, and most of that used in building is imported. 



Manufactiu-es, aside from the establishments connected with coffee 
and sugar cultiu'e, are in their infancy, being limited to cigars and 
cigarettes, macaroni, chocolate, ice, matches, rum, straw hats, and 
canning (especially pineapples). 



Hardly a point of the island is more than 30 miles from tide water, 
but the coast is remarkably uniform, with few indentations present- 
ing natural harbors. San Juan, on the north coast, is the best port. 
Others are Ponce on the south coast, Mayaguez on the west coast, 
and Culebra on Culebra Island, off the east coast. Congress, at its 
last session, appropriated $750,000 for deepening San Juan harbor 
to 30 feet. This improvement will be of great importance, as that 
port is the natural stopping place for vessels on their way to and 
from the Panama Canal. 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



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No railway has yet penetrated into the rugged interior of the 
island. The existing railways skirt the coast, almost everywhere 
in sight of the sea. A circle of rail will soon inclose the island, more 
than half of it being already completed and most of the rest in course 
of construction. From Carolina on the north a line runs westward 
to Camuy; from Ponce on the south a line runs westward and then 
northward to Aguadilla. The intei-val between Camuy and Agua- 
dilla (30 miles) was completed toward the end of 1906, affording 
continuous rail connection between Carolina and Ponce. The road 
from Guayama, near the southeast corner, westward has been built 
to within 4 miles of Ponce, and when that interval is bridged it 
will be possible to travel by rail around the western three-fourths of 
the island. Of the remaining fourth nearly one-half is already cov- 
ered by a road centering at Fajardo and by others running between 
Naguabo and Humacao. The total of first-class macadam roads 
toward the end of the fiscal year 1907 was 511 miles, of which 335 
miles had been built since 1898. Two of these roads cross the 
island from north to south, one from San Juan to Guayama, the 
other from Arecibo to Ponce. From Caguas, on the San Juan-Guay- 
amaroad, a road runs to Naguabo on the east coast, and from Cayey, 
a little north of Guayama, a road runs westward to Ponce. Other 
important roads are those from Aguadilla to Lares and from Maya- 
guez to Las Marias, both in the principal coffee region. 

COMMERCE. 

The relative positions of the United States and foreign countries 
in the commerce of Porto Rico have been completely reversed by 
the change of flag. The change is shown in percentages by the 
following table: 



Table ! 



—Share of the United States in the Trade of 
Porto Rico, 1895 and 1905-1907. 





Imports 

into Porto 

Rico. 


Exports 

from 

Porto Rico. 


Imports 

and 
exports 
combined. 




Per cent. 
23 
84 


Per cent. 
19 

82 
82 


Per cent. 






1906 (fiscal year) 


85 




85 







The change was due in part to the removal of the tariff barriers 
between Porto Rico and the United States and in part to the pres- 
ence of American traders and American capital in the island, while 
the trade between Porto Rico and Spain and Cuba, formerly free, 
became subject to tariff after the American occupation. 

Table 90. — Principal Exports from Porto Rico during the 
Calendar Year 1895 and the Fiscal Year 1907. « 





1895 


1907 




Quantities. 


Values. 


Quantities. 


Values. 


Coffee pounds . . 

Sugar pounds. . 


40,243,328 
121,728,199 


Dollars. 
5,639,049 
2,233,759 
6 502,853 
414, 795 


38,756,750 
408,157,696 


Dollars. 
4,693,004 
14,770,682 


Leaf tobacco pounds. . 

Cigars M.. 


3,665,017 


3,327,042 
129,211 


1,140;622 


All other 




595,031 












Total 




9,385,487 













Exports to foreign countries and sliipments to the United States. Figures for 
1895 from Das Handelsarchiv, 1897, Part I, page 796. Figures for 1907 from rec- 
ords of Bureau of Statistics. 

6 Including sirup. 

trade with the united states. 

Before the American occupation Spain held the foremost place 

both in imports and in exports, though her predominance was not 

nearly as decided as is that of the United States at present, as may 

be seen from the fact that from 1893 to 1896 Spain sent 32.52 per 



cent of the imports and took 24.82 per cent of the exports from Porto 
Rico, as compared with the 88 per cent of imports and 82 per cent 
of exports which now represent the share of the United States in the 
trade of the island. 

The shifting from coffee to sugar as the leading article of export is 
shown by comparing the figures for 1895 with those for 1907. While 
in 1901 and 1902 practically all the coffee went to foreign countries, 
in 1903 a considerable quantity, namely, 6,314,686 pounds, valued 
at $718,531, went to the United States, but this dwindled to less than 
half in 1904 and almost altogether vanished by 1907. Practically 
all the sugar went to the United States, the maximum of sugar (and 
molasses) sent to foreign countries in one year, namely, |362,351 
worth in 1901, having been but 7 per cent of the total of $5,311,610, 
while in 1907, out of the total of sugar and molasses exported, worth 
$15,367,810, only $66,596 worth, or less than one-half of 1 per cent, 
was sent to foreign countries. This quantity consists almost entirely 
of molasses, the sugar exports to foreign countries having practically 
ceased. Sugar was the leading article of export to the United States 
even before the change of flag. In the case of tobacco, too, the ex- 
ports to foreign countries have progressively declined, till in 1907, 
when the total tobacco shipments attained the maximum of $5,489,- 
138, the exports to foreign countries formed only $75,318, or 1.4 per 
cent. A similar phenomenon appears in hides. In 1901 the ex- 
ports of hides to foreign countries were valued at $42,566; those to 
the United States at $38,976. In 1907 foreign countries took only 
$3,556 worth, while the United States took $88,045 worth. In one 
item only, namely, live animals, have the exports to foreign coun- 
tries for some time been greatly in excess of the shipments to the 
United States. By far the greater part of these were cattle shipped 
to Cuba, which in 1905 amounted to $154,087 out of a total of $280,932 
for all live animals, and in 1906 to $127,472 out of a corresponding 
total of $173,233; but in 1907 the total exports of live animals to for- 
eign countries had dwindled down to less than $10,000. 

Aside from the leading articles above mentioned, the only notable 
products shipped from Porto Rico to the United States are raw cot- 
ton, which in 1905 amounted to $105,870 and in 1906 to $118,720, but 
decreased to $22,410 in 1907; and fruits, the exports of which have 
rapidly increased from $250,847 in 1905 to $496,694 in 1906 and 
$779,183 in 1907. Among minor articles exported to foreign coun- 
tries in 1907 were raw cotton, meat products, and manufactures of 
straw and palm leaf. 

Among the exports of domestic merchandise from the United 
States to Porto Rico the most important item in 1907 was rice, 
$4,165,330, shipments having increased steadily from $1,309,725 in 
1901. Next in importance came manufactures of cotton, $3,678,247, 
in which colored cotton cloths represented the sum of $1,644,968. 
The increase in this item has been almost continuous since 1901, 
when it represented $1,659,725. Shipments of iron and steel and 
manufactures thereof were valued at $3,888,637, the largest part of 
which consisted of machinery, $2,151,393. In this group, too, the 
steady increase since 1901 was interrupted by a decline in 1904 from 
$1,434,350 to $1,013,061. Exports of provisions amounted to 
$2,311,227, the largest items of which were salt pork, $637,819, and 
lard and lard compounds, $718,578. This group also showed an 
increase in every year except 1904 . Breadstuffs exported amounted 
to $1,656,436, consisting mostly of wheat flour, $1,168,797. Here 
again there was an increase in every year except 1904. Other nota- 
ble exports in 1907 were coal, $176,188; fertilizers, $274,310; fish, 
$418,700; boots and shoes, $645,234; illuminating oil, $165,921; 
paper and manufactures thereof, $234,998; silk manufactures, 
$129,372; soap, $275,561; malt liquors, $211,391; refined sugar, 
$287,924; tobacco (unmanufactured), $481,490; vegetables, $527,- 
662; wood and manufactm'es thereof, $1,397,767; manufactures of 
wool, $260,633. 

trade with foreign countries. 

The $2,602,784 worth of imports into Porto Rico from foreign coun- 
tries in 1906 consisted of a great variety of articles, none of which 
showed a marked predominance. The largest item was fish, of 



62 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



which $514,733 was imported, and included in this item was $460,860 
of dried and salted cod and haddock from Canada. In chemicals, 
drugs, and dyes France, with $48,681 worth out of a total of $81,031, 
was far in the lead. Cotton manufactures came mainly from the 
United Kingdom and Spain. Fertilizers, to the amount of $134,466, 
came almost exclusively from France. In linens Spain led, closely 
followed by the United Kingdom. In iron and steel and manufac- 
tures thereof France led, followed closely by Belgium and the 
United Kingdom, while Germany's share was relatively unim- 
portant. Leather and manufactures thereof came almost exclusively 
from Spain, which also furnished nearly all the olive oil and most of 
the paper imported from abroad. Nearly all the foreign butter came 
from Denmark, nearly all the cheese from the ^Motherlands, and 
practically all the soap from Spain. In wines Spain was far in the 
lead, furnishing about as much as France and Italy together. In 
vegetables, too, the quantities furnished by Spain exceeded the 
aggregate of all other contributors. 

Spain still occupies the leading place among foreign nations in 
imports ijito Porto Rico, being closely followed, however, by Brit- 
ish North America, with its large exports of fish and lumber. 

Among the foreign countries of destination of Porto Rican exports, 
Spain would occupy the foremost place were it not that Cuba, with 
her great demand for Porto Rican cattle and coffee, and France, 
the great consumer of Porto Rican coffee, had for the most part 
taken the lead of Spain, Cuba in 1901, 1902, 1904, and 1905, and 
France in 1902, 1903, and 1904. Germany's purchases from Porto 
Rico, after increasing from 1901 to 1904, dropped to an insignificant 
figure in 1905. Austria-Hungary's purchases in 1904 reached 
$469,778, made up entirely of coffee, as was also the case in 1906 
and very nearly in the earlier years. Great Britain's purchases 
from Porto Rico have been insignificant during the last five years. 

[A detailed report on economic conditions in Porto Rico, entitled 
"Commercial Porto Rico in 1906, " was published by the Bureau of 
Statistics of the Department of Commerce and Labor in AprU, 1907, 
and may be had on application to that Bureau.] 

Table 91. — Imports and Exports of Merchandise into and 
FROM Porto Rico, 1887-1907. 





IMPORTS. 


EXPOKXS. 


YEAS. 


From 
United 
States. 


From 

other 

countries. 


Total. 


To United 
States. 


To other 


Total. 




Dollars. 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 


1887a... 


2,399,792 


6,539,302 


8,939,094 


3,742,727 


5,181,715 


8,924,442 


1888.... 


2,882,619 




138,829 


12,021,448 


2,678,881 


7,345,559 


10 


024,440 




3,066,571 


S 


441,202 


11,507,773 


2,455,242 


6,527,456 


H 


982,698 


1890.... 


3,203,816 




962,894 


15,166,710 


2,079,496 


6,831,086 


H 


910,582 


1891.... 


2,997,185 


11 


021,737 


14,018,922 


1,963,022 


6,254,766 


8 


217,788 


1892.... 


6 2,535,127 


11 


000,222 


13,535,349 


c 3, 846, 651 


8,892,107 


12 


738,758 


1893.... 


3,326,360 


9 


316,307 


12,642,667 


1,957,760 


10,265,155 


12 


222,915 


1894.... 


3,196,683 


9 


832,689 


13,029,372 


1,602,783 


9,790,850 




393,633 


1895.... 


2,341,801 




024,251 


10,366,052 


1,868,861 


7,518,299 


9 


387,160 


1896.... 


2,646,519 


9 


529,440 


12,175,959 


1,699,704 


10,515,375 




215,079 


1897.... 


2,252,141 


« 


473,422 


10,725,563 


1,650,245 


9,465,717 




155,962 


1898.... 










c 2, 382, 170 










3,954,369 




851,547 


9,805,916 


3,457,557 


6,698,984 


10 


156,541 


1900 «... 


3,286,168 




965,289 


5,251,457 


2,477,480 


1,833,796 




311,276 


1901/... 


ff 6, 965, 408 




952,728 


8,918,136 


A 5, 641, 137 


3,002,679 


H 


643,816 


1902.... 


10,882,653 




326,957 


13,209,610 


8,378,766 


4,055,190 


12 


433,956 


1903.... 


12,245,845 




203,441 


14,449,286 


11,051,195 


4,037,884 


15 


089,079 


1904.... 


11,210,060 




958,969 


13,169,029 


11,722,826 


4,543,077 


16 


265,903 


1905.... 


13,974,070 




562,189 


16,536,259 


15,633,145 


3,076,420 


IS 


709,565 


1906.... 


19,224,881 




602,784 


21,827,665 


19,142,461 


4,115,069 


r^ 


257,530 


1907.... 


25,686,285 




580,887 


29,267,172 


22,070,133 


4,926,167 


26 


996,300 



a 1887 to 1897 calendar years, from "Deutsches Handelsarchiv," -nith excep- 
tion of 1894. The values given in the original are credited to original Porto 
Rican trade returns and are given in pesos, which have been reduced to United 
States dollars at the annual average New York rates of exchange. The values 
of 1894 represent the calendar year and are from the Porto Rican returns and 
Bulletin No. 13, 1898, of the Department of Agriculture, the same method of 
reduction to United States money being applied. 

b Exports from United States to Porto Rico, calendar year. 

c Imports into United States from Porto Rico, calendar year. 

d Calendar year; figures include coin and bullion. From report of War Depart- 

e Six months ending June 30; first four months from report of the War Depart- 
ment; last two months from returns of the collector of customs for Porto Rico. 
/ Fiscal years after 1900. 
9 Shipments to Porto Rico after 1900. 
A Shipments from Porto Rico alter 1900. 



Table 92. — Shipments from Porto Rico to the United States 
and Foreign Countries, Fiscal Years ended June 30, 1904- 
1907, BY Articles. 



TO UNITED STATES. 





.... 


1905 






Values. 


Quantities. 


Values. 






Dollars. 
426,979 
41,424 
308,115 

'2601813 

1,454,784 

53,293 

279,461 

63,092 




Dollars. 


Hides pounds.. 

Molasses gallons. . 

Sugar pounds. . 


330,388 

1,839,055 

259,231,607 

2,385,498 

59,185 


668,659 

2,843,110 

271,319,993 

2,195,723 

87,569 


82,640 
251,286 
11,925,575 
421,652 
2,146,846 
89,155 
201,642 
157,622 


Cigars M.. 

Straw hats 


Coffee pounds. . 


2,415,559 


1,519,149 




















11,722,826 




15,633,145 










1906 


1907 




Quantities. 


Values. 


Quantities. 


Values. 






Dollars. 
496,694 
112,665 
345,733 
14,184,319 
476,539 
3,069,576 
109,054 
27,069 
233,825 
86,987 




Dollars. 


Hides pounds. . 

Molasses gallons. . 

Sugar pounds. . 

Leaf tobacco do ... . 

Cigars M.. 


817,156 

3,794,938 

410,544,618 

1,396,533 

113,223 


580,213 

6,879,217 

408,149,992 

2,800,624 

128,826 


88,045 

530,860 

14,770,354 

1,077,014 

4,235,225 

185, 126 


Coffee pounds. . 


305,455 


177,476 


23,031 






















19,142,461 















TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 







1904 


1905 




Quantities. 


Values. 


Quantities. 


Values. 


Cattle 

Horses 

Mules 

Coffee 

Hides 

Tallow 

Spirits, distilled 

suga?'^^:::::;:::::;:: 

Leaf tobacco 

Cigars 


No.. 

....do.... 
....do ... 

!...do..;; 

....do.... 
.gallons.. 

.pounds., 
do 
\1 


13, 110 

4,022 

165 

31,914,413 

114,906 

208,325 

1,032 

1,661,065 

62, 453 

719,256 

486 

205 

2,416 


Dollars. 

316, 131 

94,916 

6,449 

3,623,796 

14; 023 

7,869 

964 

313,211 

1,863 

25,293 

5,837 

339 

1,591 

8,214 

24 

15,749 

106,808 


8,185 

2; 334 

240 

15,330,590 

29,305 

224,715 

790 

1,768,952 

5,125 

317,548 

392 

486 

35,748 


Dollars. 

206, 655 

64 836 

9,081 

1,939,367 

3,556 

'731 
324,839 

16,230 
5,205 


Cigarettes do 

Corn bushels. . 


676 
29, 456 










667 








96,830 


Foreign exports, total 






















4,543,077 




3,076,420 














1906 


1907 




Quantities. 


Values. 


Quantities. 


Values. 


Cattle 

Horses 

Mules 

Coffee 


No.. 

....do.... 
....do.... 
.pounds.. 
....do.... 
....do.... 
.gallons.. 
....do.... 


7,161 
743 

' 23^458 

294,755 

240 

2,220,593 

10,332 

47, 437 

187 
13,236 


Dollars. 
150,679 
21,649 

3,454,033 

3,474 

14,307 

298 

208, 117 

403 

4,068 

4,650 

345 

11,802 

7,995 

5,941 

172, 153 

54,475 


215 


Dollars. 
4,071 
5,365 


38,579,274 


4,669,973 


Tallow 

Spirits, distilled 

Molasses 

Sugar 

Leal tobacco 


99,530 
145 

526^418 
385 
66 
720 


4,935 

140 

66,268 

63,608 
6,185 


Cigarettes do ... . 

Corn bushels.. 


143 
716 

7,835 








6,534 








63,271 










261795 
















4,115,0(9 




4,926,167 











COMI^IERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



63 



Table 93. — Imports into and Exports from Porto Rico, Years 
ENDED June 30, 1901-1907, by Countries. 



COUNTRIES. 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Europe: 
Austria-Hungary . . . 
Belgium 


1.000 
aouars. 

9 

167 
152 
20 

375 
2 

294 


1,000 

dollars. 

18 

15 
173 
202 
20 
12 

401 
442 


1,000 
dollars. 
17 
17 
21 
260 
156 
15 
7 
793 
319 

390 


1,000 

dollars. 

10 

4 

16 
178 
100 
31 
14 

244 
5 

400 

31 
13 

8 

185 
15 

11 
42 


1,000 

dollars. 

5 

330 
105 
26 

579 
235 

526 
13 

6 

74 
10 
65 
317 

36 


1,000 
dollars. 

19 
112 

35 
346 
149 

39 

48 
642 
264 

576 
23 

62 
7 

12 

25 


1,000 
dollars. 


Denmark 


49 




556 






Italy 


70 


Netherlands 

Spain 

United Kingdom.... 
All other Europe.... 
North America: 


100 
753 
318 

1 

635 






West Indies- 
Cuba 


3 
2 
14 


16 

5 
9 

1 

70 


5 
12 
22 

21 
2 
97 

1 

22 
17 

1 


64 






Dutch 


4 


Santo Domingo . . . 
AU other West In- 


28 


South America: 
















40 
6 

9 
8 


93 

21 

98 
31 






10 


5 


Asia: British East 




Africa: Canary Islands 


15 
22 
















Total 


1,953 


2,327 


2,203 


1,959 


2,562 


2,603 


3,581 




Europe: 
Austria-Hungary... 


56 
19 

141 
596 

342 

56 
1,110 

5 
42 
39 

2 


342 

1,480 
326 
221 

20 
576 

18 

250 

63 
649 
23 
6 
32 
17 


268 

18 

1,295 

343 

260 
18 

757 

20 

288 

43 
611 
17 
6 
27 
20 
45 


470 

2 

1,579 

354 

184 

35 

646 

1 

22 

314 

10 
10 
13 
20 
11 


102 
2 

48 
139 

"■'538' 
42 
5 

54 

1,355 

12 

20 

27" 

20 


275 
7 
634 
136 
210 

813 
134 
24 

107 

24 

1 
47 
4 


528 




975 






Italy 




Netherlands 


34 


United Kingdom.... 

AU other Europe 

North America: 


59 


West Indies- 










12 










Santo Domingo 

All other countries — 


42 
2 




3,003 


4,055 


4,038 


4,543 


3,076 


4,115 


4,926 







Table 94. — Imports into and Exports prom Porto Rico, Cal- 
endar Years 1893-1896, by Countries. 



IMPORTS. 

Spain 

United States 

United Kingdom... 
British possessions, 

Germany 

British East Indies, 

Cuba 

France 

Another 

Total 

Cuba.'.'.'.'.'.'..'.'!!!! 
United States.... 

France 

Germany 

United Kingdom. 

Italy 

Austria-Hungary. 
Another 

Total 



Dollars. 

4,602,712 
3,197,736 
1,543,201 



553,463 
394, 615 
253,701 



1,882,801 
.,603,311 
.,258,034 
.,184,807 
720,961 
337, 457 
168,229 
337,837 



Dollars. 
3,981,135 
2,924,517 
1,480,712 
1,073,173 
943,618 
633,840 



UNITED STATES. 

[Area (exclusive of Alaska and islands), 3,026,789 square miles; estimated 

population (including Alaska and Hawaii) June 1, 1907, 85,593,303.] 

The total foreign commerce of the United States in the fiscal 

year 1907 was $3,315,272,503, of which $1,434,421,425 were imports 



and $] ,880,851,078 exports. Of the imports, $747,291,253 were 
from Europe, $263,576,349 from North America, $160,165,537 from 
South America, $212,475,427 from Asia, $21,127,466 from Africa, 
and $29,785,393 from Oceania. Of the exports, $1,298,452,380 were 
sent to Europe, $349,840,641 to North America, $82,157,174 to South 
America, $92,703,664 to Asia, $16,511,026 to Africa, and $41,186,193 
to Oceania. 

Of the total above mentioned, the imports from foreign countries 
into the noncontiguous territoiy of the United States (exclusive of 
the Philippines, which for statistical purposes remain foreign 
territory) amounted to $8,866,787 and the exports from this non- 
contiguous territory to foreign countries equaled $6,645,767. De- 
ducting these quantities from the totals of the foreign commerce 
of the United States, we find that the imports into the continental 
United States were $1,425,554,638, while the exports from the con- 
tinental United States were $1,874,205,311. But in addition to 
this, the value of the merchandise received from the noncontiguous 
territory of the United States (again exclusive of the Philippines, 
which are included with the statistics of foreign commerce) was 
$63,297,144 and the shipments to the noncontiguous territory 
$58,589,290, making the total merchandise entering the ports of 
the continental United States $1,488,851,782 and that leaving 
those ports $1,932,794,601, or a grand total of $3,421,646,383. In 
this calculation Alaska was considered as outside of the continental 
United States. If Alaska be excluded, the totals would be: Ship- 
ments entering ports of continental United States, $1,476,696,584; 
shipments from those ports, $1,914,391,836; total trade, $3,391,- 
088,420. 

Of the imports for 1907 $149,747,693, or 10.44 per cent, consisted 
of foodstuffs in crude condition and food animals, and $158,656,263, 
or 11.06 per cent, of foodstuffs partly or wholly manufactured; the 
crude materials for use in manufacturing amounted to $477,027,174, 
or 33.25 per cent; and manufactures for further use in manufactur- 
ing to $274,096,464, or 19.11 per cent, while manufactures ready 
for consumption represented the sum of $364,192,884, or 25.39 per 
cent, leaving $10,700,947, or 0.75 percent, for miscellaneous articles. 
The domestic exports were distributed among the six classes 
mentioned as follows: Foodstuffs in crude condition, and food ani- 
mals, $167,348,227, or 9.03 per cent; foodstuffs partly or wholly 
manufactured, $345,706,609, or 18.65 per cent; crude materials for 
use in manufacturing, $593,145,135, or 32 per cent; manufactures 
for further use in manufacturing, $259,414,784, or 13.99 per cent; 
manufactures ready for consumption, $480,708,667, or 25.93 per 
cent; miscellaneous, $7,394,612, or 0.40 per cent. 

The distribution of exports of manufactures in the fiscal year 
1907 was $354,508,845 to Europe, $211,834,090 to North America, 
$71,083,066 to South America, $56,549,667 to Asia, $35,636,013 to 
Oceania, and $10,511,770 to Africa. 

The census of 1905 showed the total value of all manufactures 
in the United States to be 14.8 billion dollars, exclusive of mechan- 
ical and neighborhood industries, the products of which were 
estimated by the Census Office at over 2 billion dollars; the value of 
farm products in 1906 was estimated by the Secretary of Agriculture 
at nearly 6.8 billions, and the value of products of the mines in 1906 
was more than 1.6 billions. The total wealth, as shown by the 
census reports, was, in 1870, 30 billion dollars; in 1880, 42* billions; 
in 1890, 65 billions; in 1900, 88 billions; and in 1904 more than 107 
billions, while the per capita wealth has grown from $780 in 1870 to 
$1,310 in 1904. The total money in circulation on June 1, 1907, 
was $2,772,956,455, or an average of $32.22 per capita. The value 
of the internal commerce of the United States in 1906 is estimated 
at 26 billion dollars, or a sum equal to the entire international 
commerce of the world. 

A series of tables showing the commerce and commercial develop- 
ment of the United States for a term of years and the details of its 
commerce with the various countries of America will be found in 
the closing pages of this volume. They show in detail the trade 
with the various American countries and in condensed form the 
national commerce and development of internal trade conditions 
from 1800 to 1907. 



STATISTICAL APPENDIX. 



FOREIGN COMMERCE OF THE PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES OF AMERICA. 



IMPOETS INTO AND EXPORTS FROM PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES OF AMERICA IN SPECIFIED YEARS. 

[Calendar years unless otherwise stated.] 
ARGENTINA. 







M.KCH..O:SE. 


PKECIOUS MEX..S. 












Gold. 






Silver. 




Gold and silver. 








Excess of 
imports (-) 




















Imports. 


Exports. 






Excess of 






Excess of 






Excess of 








exports (+). 


Imports. E 


xports. 


exports (+). 


Imports. 


Exports. 


{-)orex- I" 
ports (+). 


aports. 


Exports. 


ports (+'). 




Dollars. 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 


Dollars. L 


ollars. 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 


Dollars. L 




Dollars. 


Dollars. 


1881 


55,756,000 


55,910,000 


+ 154,000 


3,704,000 2 


467,000 


- 1,237,000 


443,000 


516,000 


+ 73,000 4 


147,000 


2,983,000 


- 1,164,000 


1882 






102,000 


,5? 


275 


000 


827 


(100 


2,049,000 1 


215,000 


- 834,000 


637,000 


1,004,000 


+ 367,000 2 


686 


000 


2,219 


000 


- 467,000 


188:-t 




ri 


621,000 


,5> 


101 


000 


- 19,520 


000 


1,542,000 2 


775,000 


+ 1,233,000 


808, 000 


1,957,000 


+ 1,149,000 2 


3,5(1 


000 


4,732 


000 


+ 2,382,000 


1884 




9(' 


764,000 


65 


m 


000 


- 25,115 


OIK) 


4,387,000 2 


358,000 


- 2,029,000 


352,000 


1,994,000 


+ 1,642,000 4 


739 


(!(!() 


4,352 




- 387,000 


188.5 




8t. 


994, 000 


81 


m. 


000 


- 8,051 


(H)0 


5,933,000 6 


444,000 


+ 511,000 


152,000 


1,703,000 


+ 1,551,000 6 


085 


oro 


8,147 


000 


+ 2,062,000 






9'^ 


070,000 


67 


391 


000 


- 24,679 


000 


18,730,000 7 


559,000 


-11,171,000 


1,184,000 


506,000 


- 678,000 19 


914 


()(:0 


8,065 


(ICO 


-11,849,000 


1887 




113 


245, 000 


81 


467 


(1(10 


- 31,778 


000 


8,771,000 £ 


140,000 


+ 369,000 


636,000 


391,000 


- 245,000 9 


407 


000 


9,531 


000 


+ 124,000 






123 


918,000 


96 


60f 


000 


- 27,310 


000 


43,053,000 8 


195,000 


-34,858,000 


189,000 


254,000 


+ 65,000 43 


242 


600 


8,449 


000 


-34,793,000 






1.58 


810,000 


86 


991 : 


000 


- 71,820 


000 


11,172,000 26 


842,000 


+15,670,000 


167,000 


594,000 


+ 427,000 11 


339 


000 


27, 436 


000 


+16,097,000 


1890 




137 


260,000 


97 




000 


- 39,970 


000 


6,704,000 4 


834,000 


- 1,870,000 


197,000 


265,000 


+ 68,000 6 


901 


000 


5,099 


000 


- 1,802,000 


1891 




64 


856,000 


99 


606 




4- 34,750 


000 


8,574,000 1 


143,000 


- 7,431,000 


357,000 


500,000 


+ 143,000 8 


931 


000 


1,643 


000 


- 7,288,000 


189';! 






279,000 


109 


402 


0(1(1 


+ 21,123 


000 


6,124,000 1 


759,000 


- 4,365,000 


169,000 


152,000 


- 17,000 6 


293 


oco 


1,911 


000 


- 4,382,000 






92 


857,000 


9(] 


787 


000 


- 2,070 


000 


4,364,000 


547,000 


- 3,817,000 


161,000 


225,000 


+ 64,000 4 


,525 


000 


782 


000 


- 3,743,000 


1894 






541,000 


98 


128 


000 


+ 8,587 


000 


2,743.000 


136,000 


- 2,607,000 


333,000 


122,000 


- 211,000 3 


076 


000 


258 


000 


- 2,818,000 


189.1 




91 


767,000 


115 


866 


()()() 


+ 24,099 


000 


4,476,000 


53,000 


- 4,423,000 


90,000 


62,000 


- 28,000 4 


,566 


000 


115 


000 


- 4,451,000 


1896 




108 


238,000 


112 


714 


000 


+ 4, 476 


0(K) 


5,777,000 1 


976,000 


- 3,801,000 


74,000 


127,000 


+ 53,000 1 5 


8.51 


000 


2,103 


000 


- 3,748,000 


1897 




94 


849,000 


97 


628 


000 


+ 2,779 


000 


560,000 4 


687,000 


+ 4,127,000 


88,000 


89,000 


+ 1,000 


64J. 


000 


4,776 


000 


+ 4,128,000 


1898 




103 


669,000 


129 


145 


000 


+ 25, 476 


000 


6,953,000 1 


452,000 


- 5,501,000 


94,000 


68,000 


- 22,000 7 


047 


000 


1,520 


000 


- 5,527,000 






112 


761,000 


178 




000 


+ 65,685 


000 


2,263,000 


545, 000 


- 1,718,000 


66,000 


102,000 


+ 36,000 2 


32!^ 


000 


647 


000 


- 1,682,000 


iq(K) 




109 


513,000 


149 




00(1 


+ 39,676 


000 


9.825,000 S 


392,000 


- 6,433,000 


20,000 


34,000 


+ 14,000 £ 


845 


000 


3,426 


000 


- 6,419,000 


1901 




109 


971,000 


161 


846 


000 


+ 51,875 


000 


2,277,000 2 


209,000 


- 68,000 


23,000 


84,000 


+ 61,000 2 


30i: 


000 


2,293 


000 


7,000 


I9II'2 




99 


433,000 


1/3 


205 


0(1(1 


+ 73,772 


000 


8,547.000 2 


950,000 


- 5,597,000 


50,000 


16,000 


- 34,000 8 


,597 


000 


2,966 


0(K) 


- 5,631,000 


1903 




126 


614,000 


213 


2.5(1 


000 


+ 86,636 


000 


23,796,000 1 


135,000 


-22,661,000 


412,000 


19,000 


- 393,000 24 


20(- 


000 




000 


-23,054,000 


1904 




180 


750,000 


254 


912 


000 


+ 74,162 


000 














046 


000 


1,548 


000 


-22,498,000 


190.5 




197 


974,000 


311 


544 


000 


+113,570 


000 












31 


m 


000 


791 


000 


-30,629,000 


1906 






522,000 


282 


025 


000 


+ 21,503 


ono 












17 


575 


000 


1,492 


000 








275 


856 000 


285 


857 


000 


+ 9, 981 


000 












22 


79S 



















































YEARS. 


Imports. 


Exports. 


Excess of im- 
exports (+). 


YEARS. 


Imports. 


Exports. 


Excess of im- 
ports (-) or 
exports (+). 


1895 


Dollars. 
6,573,000 
6,334,000 
5,444,000 
5,080,000 
5,585,000 
5,991,000 


Dollars. 

9,892,000 
10,781.000 

9,610,000 
11,724,000 
11,904,000 
16,010,000 


Dollars. 
+ 3,319,000 
+ 4,447,000 
+ 4,166,000 
+ 6,644,000 
+ 6,319,000 
+10,019,000 


1901 . 


Dollars. 
7,307,000 
5,403,000 
6,407,000 
8, 306, 000 
8,930,000 


Dollars. 
16,196,000 
10,712,000 
10,157,000 
8,867,000 
12,995,000 


Dollars. 






+5,309,000 
+3,750,000 








1904 






+4, 065! 000 











t> From Bulletin of the Bureau of the American Republics, October , 1906. 



66 



COmiERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Imports into and Exports from Principal Countries of America i 
BRAZIL,. " 



Specified Years — Continued. 



YEARS. 


,..„,.. 


Exports. 


ports (-) or 
exports (+). 


YEARS. 


Imports. 


Exports. 


Excess of im- 
ports (-) or 
exports (+). 




Dollars. 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 

- 1,100,000 

- 200,000 

- 3!200!000 

- 4,000,000 

- 4,600,000 

- 7,800,000 

- 8,000,000 
-13,000,000 

- 4.700,000 

- 3,400,000 

- 700,000 

- 1.500,000 
+ 4.500.000 
+ 2,000.000 

- 1,800,000 

- 4,200,000 
-12,400.000 
-.6.300,000 

- 4.000.000 
+ 2.600.000 

- 7.000.000 

- 5.600,000 
-17,500,000 
-10,800,000 

- 100,000 
+ 300.000 
+ 5,400,000 
+ 12,800,000 
+ 2,600,000 
+ 4,700,000 
+14,200,000 
+ 3,600,000 
+15,700,000 
+ 15,600.000 
+19,900,000 




Dollars. 
66,700,000 
81,100,000 
82,900,000 
88,500,000 
90,000,000 
85,000,000 
75,700,000 
72,600,000 
71,900,000 
75,600,000 
79,200,000 
75,600,000 
80,900,000 
81,100.000 
66,200.000 
80,200,000 
95,600,000 
134,744,000 
122,240,000 
115,857,000 
C) 
(*) 
86,617,000 
76,180.000 
75,043.000 
82.842,000 
104.959,000 
119.161.000 

(') 
97.330,003 
96,175,000 
113,190,000 

125', 776! 000 
144,775,000 
161,587,000 


Dollars. 
81,100,000 
97,900,000 
114,200,000 
99,100,000 
113,900,000 
94,000,000 
95,900,000 
84,100,000 
90,700,000 
97,200,000 
102,200,000 
87,100,000 
85,700,000 
84,600,000 
85,800,000 
78,900,000 
120,000,000 
109,753,000 
170,436,000 
141,569,000 

V) 

159,757,000 
134,062,000 
141,201,000 
126,661,000 
130,190,000 
133,549,000 

165.461,000 
197,687,000 
177,169,009 
79,006,003 
91,368,000 
216,668,000 
258,214,000 


Dollars. 
+ 14,400,000 
+ 16,800,000 
+ 31,300,000 
+ 10,600,000 
+ 23,900,000 
+ 9,000,000 
+ 20,200,000 
+ 11,500,000 
+ 18,800,000 
+ 21,600,000 
+ 23,000.000 
+ 11.500,000 
+ 4,800,000 
+ 3,500,000 
+ 19,600,000 
- 1,300,000 
+ 24,400,000 




16.600 
20,300 
18,500 
25,300 
26,100 
28,100 
26.600 
30,000 
22.300 
22,800 
23,100 
25,100 
19.700 
21.600 

35^600 
43,900 
39,800 
37,800 
38,300 
48,600 
65,300 
67,000 
65.900 
59.200 
63.600 
58.700 
54.700 
68.100 

66! 900 
64,600 
48. 400 
66,900 


000 
000 

000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 

000 
000 
000 

000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 

000 
000 
000 


16, 400 
15,300 
15,300 
21,300 
21,500 
20,300 
18.600 
17,000 
17,600 
19,400 

2.3! 600 
24,200 
23,600 

31^400 
31,500 
33,500 
33,800 
40.900 
41.600 
59,700 
49,. 500 
55,100 
59,100 
63,900 
64,100 
67,500 
70,700 
71,400 
81,100 
68,200 
64,100 
82,500 


000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 

000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 

000 








1838 
















1842 




1843 








1845 


1881 














1849 


1885 


ISSO 












1853 




+ 48,196,003 
+ 25,712,000 










1856 






1857 




+ 73,146,666 
+ 57,882.000 
+ 66,158,000 
+ 43,819,000 
+ 25,231,000 
+ 14,388,000 














1861 
















+ 68,131,000 
+101,512,000 
+ 63,979,000 
+ 61,517,000 
+ 65,592,000 
+ 71,893,000 
+ 96,627,000 







































TOTAL TRADE. 



Excess of 
imports (-) 
or exports 



96,09 



,000 



111,431,000 
128,011,000 
128,214,000 
123,070,000 
93,210,000 
99,328,000 
93,082,000 
81,964,000 
86,490,000 
105,331,000 
119,420,000 
132,254,000 



119,968,0 
127, 406, 
129,074,01 
123,475,0 
110,782.01 
118,012,01 
119,219,0 



189,623,0 
190,416,0 
212,270,0 
241,215,0 



Dollars. 
73.573,000 
74.174.000 
82.640.000 
89,790,000 
89,352,000 
77,887,000 
80,966,000 
75,875,000 
79,324,000 
71,491,000 
87,911,000 
98,291,000 
102,137,000 
98,086,000 
91,406,000 
89,238,000 
85,251,000 



89,189,000 
96,749,000 
98,417,000 
113,m63,000 



121,014,000 
137,950,000 
164,153,000 



256,587,000 



Dollars. 
- 1,241,000 
-21,919,000 
-28,791,000 



+ 1,421,000 

- 7,040,000 

- 7,283,000 



-20,692,000 
-26,036,000 
-25,109,000 
-21.551,000 
-13,443,000 
-10,. 510, 000 
- 5,950,000 
+ 2.857.000 
+ 3,002,000 
+18.731,000 
+23,830,000 



-15,365,000 
-45,691,000 
-63,517,000 



Dollars. 

66,902.000 

84,214,000 



73,424,000 
69,900,000 
90,488,000 
111,145,000 
121,861,000 
105,973,000 
99,756,000 
95,992,000 
105,107,000 
100.672,000 
109,098,000 



111,6: 



i,000 



111,534,000 
115.160,000 
115,171.000 
109,071,000 
100,676,000 
105,361,000 
106,618,000 
126,307,000 



224,814,000 
243,590,000 
251,618.000 



423,000 


9 


330.000 


12, 


122,000 


9. 


764.000 


10, 


442.000 




805,000 




553,000 


7 


605,000 




508,000 




860,000 


13, 


120,000 


13, 


097,000 




360.000 




167,000 


9, 



7,137,000 
7.235,000 
?. 111,000 



938,000 
052,000 
799,000 



1,473,000 

1,189,000 

1,031,000 

944,000 

1,087,000 

767.000 

930, 000 

912.000 



3,273,000 
14,149,000 
24,445,000 



?. 7,33 


oni 


7 


448 


2.V.S4 


(KK) 


6 


624 


3,0(15 


(HHI 


5 


970 


4,223 




3 


478 


2.210 


000 




0X9 


2,2211 


0(H) 


3 


297 


2,174 


000 


2 


046 




(KKI 


1 


304 


1.639 


0!)0 


2 


286 




000 




(108 


1,123 


(l(K) 




VV3 


1,.504 


(l(i;) 




316 


1 276 


(KIO 


1 


557 


2.208 


(KH) 


3 




2.9.'.4 


(KIO 




(134 


3,611 


(KK) 




293 


532 


ono 


1 


048 


2,lV.'i 


0(H) 


1 


127 


575 


(HH) 


2 


770 




(KU) 






1,811 






739 


l.XIH 


(H);) 


2 


319 


6,. 534 


00:) 


4 


447 


4,023 


(«K) 


2 


581 


4.,V/V 


(100 


5 


.590 


5,226 


(HH) 


7 


394 


4,676 


(H«) 


K 


910 


4 391 


000 




731 


4.-mh 


(KM) 


9 


919 


8,297 


(HH) 


24 


160 


3,. 537 


(K)0 


28 


844 


6,311 


(HH) 


23 




8,977 


001) 


18 




7.874 


(K)0 


23 






0(H) 


19 


l.M 


7,079 


000 


27 


226 



Dollars. 

+ 3,797,000 

■ 715,000 

870,000 

+ 2,965,000 

745,000 

879,000 

+ 1,077,000 

128,000 

500,000 

647,000 

1,126,000 

650,000 



516,000 

1,048,000 

2,195,000 

+ 2,215,000 



340,000 
+ 5,214,000 
+ 15,863,000 
+25,307,000 
+ 17,082,000 



a Total trade. Data for the years 

reproduced by the Bureau of the Ameri ,_ ^ 

1900 and subsequent years are taken from the official Brazilian trade statistics. Rates of exchange of 
b No data available. c Merchandise only d Preliminary data. « 

f Including small quantities of gold dust, nuggets, and metallic silver, which are not included in the 
g Gold-bearing quartz, dust, nuggets, etc. h Silver, metallic, inciuuiug 

' Figures for Quebec and Ontario only for the years 1858 to 1867, inclusive. 
; Including foreign and domestic bullion and specie, but excluding foreign gold dust, nuggets, and metallic 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



67 



Imports into and Exports from Principal Countries op America in Specified Years — Continued. 
CENTRAL AMERICA— COSTA RICA.a 



YEARS. 


,.,«„.. 


Exports. 


Excess of 
imports (-)or 
exports (+). 


YEARS. 


Imports. 


Exports. 


Excess of 
exports (+). 




Dollars. 
2,166,000 
3,522,000 
3,561,000 
3,538,000 
6,601,000 
5,202,000 
6,306,000 

si 351 ! 000 
5,390,000 
5,833,000 
4,113,000 


Dollars. 
2,061,000 
3,546,000 
2,536,000 
2,257,000 
4,689,000 
4,024,000 
4,583,000 
6,621,000 
6,117,000 
4,674,000 
4,275,000 
5,053,000 


Dollars 

- 105 

-1,025 
-1,281 

- 912 
-1,178 
—1,723 

-2,234 

- 716 
-1,558 


000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 


1895 . 


Dollars. 
3,851,000 
4,749,000 
5,461,000 
4,259,000 
4,834,000 
6,333,000 
4,411,000 
4,874,000 
4,890,000 
5,977,000 
5,239,000 
7,278,000 


Dolla 
6.188 


000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 


Dollars. 
+1,337,000 




1896 


5 
6 
6 
4 

6 

5 
7 
6 


598 
475 
659 
930 
321 
793 
66] 

757 
138 












+1,400,000 
















1901 


+1,382,000 




1902 


+ 787,000 














1905. 


+2.899,000 





















aE.KK^..KAOE. 


SPECIAL XKAOE. 


YEARS. 


Imports. 


Exports. 


Excess of 
imports (-) or 
exports (+). 


Imports. 


Exports. 


Excess of 
imports (-) or 
exports (+). 




Dollars. 

38,113,000 

33,634,000 

48,189,000 

49,061,000 

41,741,000 

43,998,000 

39,215,000 

35,562,000 

28,819,000 

21,586,000 

35,075,000 

46,974,000 

54,086,000 

61,097,000 

59,462,000 

31,477,000 

35,843,000 

43,321,000 

49,218,000 

56,705,000 

62,160,000 

46,705,000 

66,155,000 

58,250,000 

54,666,000 

62,893,000 

51,349,000 


Dollars. 

32,256,000 

36,696,000 

41,568,000 

42,860,000 

40,062,000 

39,994,000 

41,647,000 

33,321,000 

35,110,000 

43,830,000 

52,121,000 

61,904,000 

72,688,000 

77,666,000 

69,927,000 

39,449,000 

39,327,000 

47,036,000 

56,301,000 

51,670,000 

61,686,000 

51,284,000 

50,212,000 

56,766,000 

56,641,000 

57,183,000 

58,649,000 


Dollars. 

- 5,857,000 
+ 3,062,000 

- 6,621,000 

- 6,201,000 

- 1,679,000 

- 4,004,000 
+ 2,432,000 

- 2,241,000 
+ 6,291,000 
+22,244,000 
+ 17,046,000 
+ 14,930,000 
+ 18,602,000 
+16,469,000 
+ 10,465,000 
+ 7,972,000 
+ 3,484,000 
+ 3,714,000 
+ 7,083,000 

- 5,135,000 
-10,474,000 
+ 4,579,000 
-15,943,000 

- 1,494,000 
+ 1,876,000 

- 5,710,000 
+ 7,300,000 


Dollars. 
28.224.000 


Dollars. 
26. 976. 000 


Dollars. 
1,248,000 




26 
34 
37 
38 
38 
35 
29 
25 
22 
30 
39 
60 
64 
62 
30 
33 
36 
45 
48 
50 
47 
58 
51 
40 
61 
55 
50 
37 
38 

50 

tl 
57 


632,000 
658,000 
928,000 
418,000 
138,000 
291,000 
213,000 
217,000 
796,000 
163,000 
666,000 
992,000 
447,000 
887,000 
073,000 
128,000 
473,000 
539,000 
818,000 
917,000 
764,000 
502,000 
177,000 
863,000 
905,000 
562,000 
447,000 
326,000 
785,000 
916,000 
841,000 
336,000 
002,000 
361,000 


31 
37 

36 
35 
37 

31 

42 
51 
60 
71 
76 

38 

54 

50 
49 
48 
54 

64 
55 
49 
61 
69 
61 
62 
67 
70 
78 


982 
122 

541 
928 
849 
715 
696 
648 
649 

21C 
014 

446 
430 

817 
472 
759 

164 
184 
030 
690 
769 
870 
345 
534 
201 
723 
846 
912 


000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 










+ 341,000 




- 1,877,000 






1876 


+ 2,558,000 












+ 19,863,000 
+21,486,000 














+21,667,000 




+ 15,174,000 










+ 8,189,000 










158,000 




+ 1,613,000 




1893 


+ 3,007,000 




+13,167,000 




1896 


+ 207,000 




- 577,000 




























+ 14,285,000 






















1903 








+ 18,910,000 


















+27,963,000 





















COLOMBIA.': 



YEARS. 


Imports. 


Exports. 


Excess of 
imports (-) or 
exports (+). 


YEARS. 


Imports. 


Exports. 


Excess of 
imports (-)or 
exports (+). 


1875 


Pesos. 
6,949,000 
7,329,000 
6,709,000 
8,709,000 
10,788,000 
10,387,000 
12,184,000 
12,356,000 
11,504,000 
9,926,000 

(d) 
6,880,000 


Pesos. 

9,984,000 
14,478,000 
10,049,000 
11,111,000 
13,712,000 
13,806,000 
15,837,000 
18,514,000 
14,867,000 
13,601,000 

(d) 
14,171,000 


Pesos. 
+3,035,000 
+7,149,000 
+3,340,000 
+2,402,000 
+2,924,000 
+3,418,000 
+3,653,000 
+6,158,000 
+3,353,000 
+3,575,000 


1887 


Pesos. 

8,693,000 
10,642,000 
11,579,000 
12,864,000 
14,448,000 
12,477,000 
13,403,000 
10,711,000 
11,528,000 
16,947,000 
18,137,000 
11,083,000 


Pesos. 
13.fla3.000 


Pesos. 
+ 5,370,000 






16 
14 
17 

16 
14 
15 
16 
18 
16 


697 

803 
209 

962 

597 
820 


000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 








1878 




+ 4,729,000 






+10,356,000 








1893 


+ 1,227,000 


1882 




+ 6,261,000 














1885 




1,317,000 




+ 7,291,000 




+ 8,075,000 













a Total trade, including gold and silver. Figures for IS 
the Memorias de Hacienda. 

b The Chilean peso has been taken as equivalent to the United States dollar for the period to 1884; to 75 
for the period prior to 1890 taken from the Resumen de la Hacienda Piiblica de Chile, 1901 (Spanish and En 
the Annual Estadlstica Comercial de la Repiiblica de Chile. 

c Total trade. Values up to 1891 stated mostly in currency, in subsequent years mostly in i 
values to terms of American currency. The trade of the free ports, Panama and Colon, does n 



and for 1902 to 1905 from the official Resumenes Estadisticos; figures for the other years from 



COMMERCIAL A^IERICA IN 1907. 



Impobts into and Exports ] 



I Principal Countries op America in Specified Year 
CUBA.a 



YEARS. 


Imports. 


Exports. 


Excess of 
imports (-) or 
exports (+). 


YEARS. 


Imports. 


Exports. 


Excess of 
imports (-) or 
exports (+). 




Pesos. 
2,285,798 
2,879,050 
10,795,372 
10, 462, 695 
15,828,811 
15,879,937 
9,292,575 
9,370,593 
15,286,207 
14,935,279 
21,781,925 
22,605,399 
26,320,060 

29; 780^242 
31,215,898 
34,853,338 


1,197,978 
1,583,402 
7,281,109 
8,105,735 
10,073,285 
6,258,245 
10,776,997 
0,465,323 
12,802,225 
14,349,823 
20,774,013 
22,000,588 
22,430,500 
21,031,948 
27,453,933 
34,802,826 
32,668,118 


Pesos. 
-1,087,820 
-1,295,648 
-3,514,203 
-2,296,960 
-5,755,526 
-9,621,692 
+ 1,484,424 
-2,905,270 
-2,483,982 

- 585,456 
+4,992,688 

- 604.811 
-3,883,494 
-7,350,879 
-2,326,309 
+3,586,928 

- 2,185,220 




Pesos. 
43,465,679 
43,038,910 
41,330,293 
58,589,105 

Dollars. 

90,790,515 

71,454,378 

75,303,612 

70,079,214 

67,743,033 

62,135,464 

67,077,070 

77,028,300 

94,806,700 

98,020,000 


Pesos. 
57,447,791 
42,203,005 
55,402,239 
66; 836; 204 

Dollars. 
113,168,718 
101,939,024 
49,698,772 
51,342,336 
06,502,169 
64,948,804 
78,486,409 
89,012,800 
110,107,500 
103,914,000 


Pesos. 
+ 13,982,112 


1787 








+ 14,131,946 
+ 8,247,039 










1817 


Dollars 




+22,378,203 
+30,484,646 












1900 


-18,736,878 
- 1,240,804 
+ 2,813,340 
+11,408,733 
+11,984,500 
+15,300,800 
+ 5,894,000 
















1904 










1857. 









GtriANA, BRITISH, t 





MEKCH..n:S.. 


aoL..K.s:.v.n. 


YEARS. 

Im 


ports. 


Exports. 


Excess of 
imports (-) or 
exports (+). 


Imports. 


Exports. 


EScess of 
imports (-) or 
exports (+). 


L 


ollars. 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 
+3,078,000 
+4,142,000 
+ 5,500,000 
+4,900,000 
+2,237,000 
+1,638,000 
+1,850,000 
+2,672,000 
+1,907,000 
+2,800,000 
+ 360,000 
+2,107,000 
+ 927,000 

- 237,000 

- 619,000 

- 597,000 
+ 704,000 
+ 239,000 
+ 60,000 
+ 908,000 
+ 1,347,000 
+ 246,000 
+ 76,000 

- 765,000 
+ 534,000 

- 160,000 

- 882,000 


Dollars. 
97,000 
192,000 
119,000 
372,000 
072,000 
32,000 
48,000 
34,000 
88,000 
184,000 
187,000 
134,000 
191,000 
125,000 
120,000 
106,000 
318,000 
53,000 
177,000 
290,000 
132,000 
32,000 
71,000 
108,000 
132,000 
108,000 
270,000 


Dollars. 

12,000 

7,000 

16,000 

21,000 

5,000 

16,000 

169,000 

220,000 

316,000 

632,000 

1,104,000 

2,041,000 

2,441,000 

2,494,000 

2,551,000 

2,290,000 

2,329,000 

2,251,000 

2,084,000 

2,348,000 

2,070,000 

1,824,000 

1,872,000 

,623,000 

,804,000 

,884,000 

1.894,000 


Dollars. 
- 85,000 




099 
455 
058 
109 
942 
768 
631 
594 
990 

473 
223 
995 
919 

190 
497 
127 
64£ 

957 
951 
351 
982 
958 


000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
nnn 


15 

11 
8 
8 

10 
9 

9 
10 
9 

8 

7 

6 
6 

7 

7 
7 

7 

7 
7 


C33 

415 
295 

798 
440 
538 
394 
350 
284 
400 
980 
370 
322 
915 
429 
557 
035 
996 
099 
033 
186 

822 
n7fi 


000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
nnn 










1884 9 


- 667,000 

- 16,000 












+ 228,000 










1891 8 


+ 1,907,000 












+2,425,000 
+2,184,000 








+2,198,000 
+ 1,907,000 
+2,058,000 


1898 <: 








+1,792,000 
+ 1,801,000 










1905 <: 7 


+ 1,776,000 












' ' 



GtriANA, DUTCH (INCX.XJDING DUTCH WEST INDIES.) 



ALL OTHEK. 



1880. . 
























1890.- 
1891.. 
1892.. 
1893.. 
1894.. 







Dollars. 
1,574,000 
1,967,000 



1,967,000 
2, 157, 000 
2,361,000 



Dollars. 
-127,000 
-715, 000 



1,416,000 
1, 718, 000 
1,606,000 
1,548,000 



Dollars. 
2,235,000 
1,268,000 

(0 

(/) 
1, 133, 000 
1,373,000 
1,501,000 
1,032,000 
1,381,000 
1,654,000 
1,273,000 



Dollars. 
2,092,000 
2,145,000 
2, 128, 000 



107,000 
095, 000 
218,000 
227,000 
157, 000 



- 810, 000 
-1,491,000 

- 854, 000 



1,066, 
875, 
945, 

1,193, 



126,000 
129,000 
203,000 
201,000 



a From the Spanish-Cuban Treasury Report of 1881 for years 1774-1877; from British Consular Report from Eabana for years 1894, 1895; from Cuban OfiBcial Treas- 
ury Reports for years 1899-1900. The value of the peso from 1774 to 1877 was approximately that of the United States dollar. 
6 Transshipment trade included, 
c Years ending March 31 of the years following, 
d Total trade. 

« No data available for exports from Curasao until 1903 inclusive. In 1904 the exports amounted to $140,000, and in 1905 to 3185,000. 
/ No data available. 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



69 



Imports into and E: 



[ Principal Countries op America in Specified Years — Continued. 
GUIANA, FRENCH, a 



YEARS. 


Imports. 


Exports. 


Excess of 
imports (-) or 
exports (+). 


YEARS. 


Imports. 


Exports. 


Excess of 
imports (— ) or 
exports (+). 




Dollars. 
1,538,000 
1,653,000 
1,645,000 
1,500,000 
1,382,000 
1,666,000 
2,368,000 
1,727,000 
1,523,000 
2,126,000 
1,979,000 
1,581,000 


Dollars. 
1,001,000 


Dollars. 

- 537,000 

- 532,000 

- 530,000 

- 567,000 

- 467,000 

- 643,000 
-1,207,000 

- 903,000 

- 691,000 
-1,197,000 
-1,017,000 

- 580,000 


1894 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 




1,121 

1,115 

933 

915 

1,023 

1,161 

824 

832 

929 

962 


000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 




2 

1 
2 
2 

2 

2 


119 
671 
819 
034 
335 
884 
359 
116 
020 

''08 


000 
000 
000 

000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 




734 
736 
396 
321 
321 
271 

012 

077 


000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 

000 
000 
000 


+ 65 

- 423 

- 713 
-1,014 

- 613 

- 665 

+ 360 

- 320 












1897 


















1900 . . 


000 




1901 


















1904 




1893 

































MKKCH..X,1S.. 


aOI..ANt>S.X.VEK. 


YEARS ENDING JUNE 30— 


Imports. 


Exports. 


Excess of 
imports (-) or 
exports (+). 


Imports. 


Exports. 


Excess of 
imports (-) or 
exports (+). 




Gold.c 


Silver. 


Total. 




Dollars. 

(d) 

(d) 

(d) 

(rf) 

(d) 
23,787,000 
21,172,000 

(d) 
36,614,000 
40,025,000 
52,019,000 

(d) 
43,212,000 
30,170,000 
33,166,000 
42,195,000 
42,130,000 
42,413,000 
50,792,000 
61,240,000 
62,465,000 
64,501,000 
74,949,000 
76,596,000 
82,523,000 
88,524,000 
^09,562,000 


Dollars. 
26.094.000 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 
413.000 


Dollars. 
3.215.000 


Dollars. 
3.628.000 


Dollars. 




22 
21 
10 

11 
11 

12 
13 
15 
18 
22 
19 
20 
17 
19 
21 
22 
24 
29 
37 
33 
39 
42 

53 

56 
61 


163 
909 
742 
596 
143 
213 
348 
571 
795 
100 
697 
484 
556 
580 
236 
455 

322 
646 
303 
036 
611 
598 

305 
793 
8q■^ 


000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 






513 

476 

1,012 

934 

652 
511 
597 
618 

755 

976 

'850 
4..S2S 


000 
000 
000 

000 
000 

000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 


4 

25 

28 

23 
26 
23 

28 
29 
35 

24 
24 
31 
30 
30 
31 

26 
31 
35 
30 

49 


128 

226 
458 
407 

103 
073 
198 
845 
808 
627 

407 
165 
536 
325 
504 
074 
012 
559 
298 
177 
600 
468 
449 


000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 

000 
000 
000 
000 
000 


4 

29 

26 
23 
28 
29 
30 
36 
37 
25 

37 
36 
37 
39 
37 

35 
40 

43 
78 
61 


641,000 
135,000 
238,000 
392,000 
289,000 
514,000 
614,000 
670,000 
816,000 
443,000 
563,000 
603,000 
537,000 
257,000 
493,000 
225,000 
824,000 
791,000 
846,000 
334,000 
271,000 
964,000 
495,000 
540,000 
945,000 
233,000 












1883 


















-12,644,000 
- 9,959,000 






1886 














-23,043,000 
-24,230,000 
-33,919,000 






1889 


















1892 










-22,656,000 
-12,590,000 
-13,930,000 
-20,740,000 
-19,142,000 
-18,091,000 
-21,146,000 
-23,937,000 
-29,429,000 
-24,890,000 
-32,351,000 
-28,496,000 
-29,218,000 
-31,731,000 
-47,669,000 


201,000 

117,000 

834,000 

59,000 

74,000 

1,190,000 

77,000 

78,000 

2,618,000 

1,728,000 

956,000 

1,765,000 

3,599,000 

21,039,000 


+37,336,000 
+25,140,000 
+27,559,000 
+37,166,000 




1895 




5 
6 

7 

7 
8 

9 
10 
13 
15 


287 
772 
322 

166 
318 

477 
784 
ssn 




1898 






+39,769,000 




1901 


+41,653,000 






+39;5S9;000 
+ 44,775,000 


1904 






+57,' 194,' 000 


1907. 






' 









a Total trade. 

b In the case of imports the original figures s 
original values were stated until 1905, inclusive, 
United States Mint. 

c The values of the gold exports as originally stated have been reduced 



United States currency a' 
ieparately stated in the preliminary report. 



;e of 1 peso=$0.984, until 1905, inclusive. 



70 



COMVIERCIAL A^IERICA IN 1907. 



) AND EXPOKTS FROM PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES OF AMERICA IN SPECIFIED YeARS — Continued. 
XEWFOUWDLAND." 





MEKCHANO... 


.0„ „..,„... 


YEARS. 


Imports. 


Exports. 


Excess of 
imports (-) or 
exports (+). 


■ .„0.. 


Exports. 


Excess of 
imports (-) or 
exports (+). 




Dollars. 
7,013,000 
6,914,000 
8,390,000 
9,257,000 
8,186,000 
6,789,000 
6,095,000 
5,469,000 
7,523,000 
6,625,000 
6,453,000 
6,800,000 


Dollars. 

7;919|000 
7,098,000 
7,152,000 
6,653,000 
4,667,000 
4,927,000 
5,246,000 
6,667,000 
6,133,000 
6,184,000 
7,539,000 


Dollars. 

-1,300,000 

+ 1,005,000 

-1,292,000 

-2,105,000 

-1,533,000 

-2,122,000 

-1,168,000 

- 223,000 

- 856,000 

- 492,000 

- 269,000 
+ 739,000 


Dollars. 
50,000 
44,000 
76,000 
1,000 
2,000 
2,000 
8,000 
4,000 

73,000 

164,000 


Dollars. 
1,000 
8,000 


Dollars. 








- 76,000 
+ 3,000 


1883 


4,666 
5,000 
125,000 
4,000 
3,000 
7,000 
75,000 














1887 


1,000 








+ 2,000 




1891 


1,000 


-163,000 




7,677,000 
7,197,000 
5,150,000 
5,911,000 
5,929,000 
5; 182; 000 
6,258,000 
7,497,000 
7,359,000 
7,815,000 
8,452,000 
9,322,000 
10,021,000 
10,323,000 


6,364,000 
5,885,000 
6,206,000 
6,637,000 
4,917,000 
5,225,000 
6,835,000 
8,598,000 
8,321,000 
9,506,000 
9,913,000 
10,380,000 
10,667,000 
12,086,000 


-1,313,000 
-1,312,000 
+ 1,056,000 
+ 726,000 
-1,012,000 
+ 43,000 
+ 577,000 
+ 1,101,000 
+ 962,000 
+ 1,691,000 
+ 1,461,000 
+ 1,058,000 
+ 646,000 
+ 1,763,000 




4.000 
7,000 
14,000 
1,000 
8,000 
2,000 
103,000 
29,000 
39,000 
50,000 
64,000 
2,000 
2,000 




1894 


67,666 
851,000 

76,000 
9,000 
7,000 

53,000 
261,000 
117,000 

24,000 

28,000 
127,000 
258,000 

91,000 


- 60;000 








1,000 


1898 d 


- 5,000 
+ 50,000 








- 751000 










— 125,000 
-256,000 













URtJGTTAT.' 





YEARS. Imports. 


Exports. 


Excess of 
imports (— ) or 
exports (+). 


YEARS. 


Imports. 


Exports. 


Excess of 
imports (-) or 
exports (+). 




Dollars. 

25,385,000 

26,134,000 

20,882,000 

25,453,000 

30,479,000 

38,076,000 

33,465,000 

19,623,000 

19,030,000 

20,341,000 

24,609,000 


Dollars. 

25,601,000 

26,112,000 

24,622,000 

19,307,000 

28,960,000 

26,836,000 

30,075,000 

27,916,000 

26,834,000 

28,622,000 

34,618,000 


Dollars. 
+ 216,000 
22,000 
+ 3,740,000 

- 6,146,000 

- 1,519,000 
-11,240,000 

- 3,390,000 
+ 8,293,000 
+ 7,804,000 
+ 8,281,000 
+10,009,000 




Dollars. 

26,249,000 

26,398,000 

20,175,000 

25,627,000 

26,525,000 

24,793,000 

24,498,000 

24,317,000 

25,958,000 

21,938,000 

31,824,000 


Dollars. 

33,650,000 

31,437,000 

30,317,000 

31,306,000 

37,818,000 

30,411,000 

28,674,000 

34,805,000 

38,640,000 

39,764,000 

31,821,000 


Dollars. 










1897 


+ 10,1421000 
+ 5,679,000 










889 


1900 


+ 5,618,000 






+ 4,176,000 










+12,682,000 
+17,826,000 




1904 













VENEZUELA./ 



YEARS ENDING JUNE 30— 


Imports. 


Exports. 


Excess of im- 
ports (-) or 
exports (+). 


YEARS ENDING JUNE 30- 


Imports. 


Exports. 


Excess of im- 
ports (-) or 
exports (+). 


1865 


Dollars. 
6,422,000 
6,600,000 
6,640,000 
7,799,000 
12,343,000 
10,586,000 
15,043,000 
14,800,000 
14,400,000 
11,644,000 
17,241,000 
17,253,000 
6,503,000 
8,507,000 
11,388,000 


Dollars. 
7,333,000 
8,800,000 
8,000,000 
12,449,000 
14,784,000 
17,304,000 
16,113,000 
11,300,000 
10,998,000 
14,045,000 
19, 720, 000 
19,494,000 
10,916,000 
13,109,000 
16,371,000 


Dollars. 

+ 911,000 

+2,200.000 

+2,960,000 

+4,601,000 

+2,441,000 

+6,718,000 

+1,070,000 

-3,500,000 

-3,402,000 

+2,401,000 

+2,479,000 

+2,241,000 

+ 4,413,000 

+4,602,000 

+4,983,000 




Dollars. 
10,817,000 
12,790,000 
15,403,000 
12,868,000 
13,721,000 
10,187,000 
14,040,000 
18.818,000 
13,262,000 
8,260,000 
5,425,000 
11,476,000 
9,348,000 
8,676,000 


Dollars. 
16, .547, 000 
19,173,000 
22,837,000 
25,204,000 
20,280,000 
16,106,000 
20,778,000 
21,511,000 
17,996,000 
14,378,000 
7, 653; 000 
15,574,000 
13,996,000 
15,630,000 


Dollars. 






+ 6 
+ 7 
+12 
+ 6 
+ 5 
+ 6 
+ 2 
+ 4 
+ 6 
+ 2 
+ 4 
+ 4 












1891 




1874 












1877. 






1880 


1897 










1903 

1904 

1905 

1900 




1884. 




1885 



















a Including Labrador. 

/ Compiled from Exposicioi 

-ional Bureau of American ] 

Total trade. Bolivars ( 



("Less than $1,000. c Records destroyed by fire. d Years ending June 30. e Special trade, exclusive of specie, 

del Ministerio de Fomento, years 188.5-1894(1905 volume, p. 393) ; "Venezuela," edited and compiled bvN. Veloz Goiticoaforthelnter- 
■epublics, years 1865-1877; Statesman's Yearbook, years 1880-1883 and 1895-1898; Memoria del Ministerio de Fomento, years 1903rl906. 
id at the rate of 19.3 cents. 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



71 



Imports into and Exports from Principal Countries of America in Specified Years — Continued. 
■WEST INDIES— BRITISH.a 





— 1 


OOLt>.Kns:.VEK. 


YEARS. 


Imports. 


Exports. 


Excess of 
imports (— ) or Imports. Exports, 
exports (+). 


Excess of 
imports (— ) or 
exports (+). 




Dollar- 
21 8 7 000 


Dollars. 
23.710.000 


Dollars. Dollars. Dollars. 
+1,853.000 760.000 580.000 


Dollars. 
—180,000 




23 
24 
25 
24 
25 
24 
24 
24 
25 
27 
25 

27 
27 

22 
23 
25 
If: 
30 

29 
31 

30 
29 
27 

30 
31 

33 
32 
32 
34 


613 
998 
302 

49C 
226 
281 
927 
338 
241 

910 
471 
511 
594 
595 
736 
892 
903 
929 
074 

978 
350 
581 
750 
528 
698 
879 
766 
709 
382 
350 
379 


000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 


26 
24 
24 
23 

24 
26 

27 
27 

28 
27 
26 
23 
21 
24 

27 
29 
25 

31 
27 
24 
23 
23 
26 
29 
29 
29 

27 
32 


730 
785 
660 

167 
454 
137 
730 
167 
222 

544 
305 
020 
044 

118 
936 
375 

651 
657 

277 

854 
546 
296 
214 
963 
754 
343 
569 
469 


000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 


+3,117 

- 213 

- 642 

- 180 

- ' 59 
+2,173 

- 790 
+2.392 

- 74 
-1.135 

+"' 73 
-1.146 
+ 26 
-1,551 
+1,194 
+2,226 
+1,033 
-1,554 
-2,530 

- 53,S 

- 321 
-4,073 
-6,480 

-3! 982 
-3, 402 
-1,665 
-1,803 
-2,955 

-6! 781 
-4,910 
-2,758 


000 795 
000 289 
000 1,075 
000 1,126 
000 1,628 
000 2,127 
000 2,286 
000 2,4.50 
000 2, 473 
000 2,720 
000 2,986 
000 3,862 
000 5,234 
000 6,308 
000 3,758 
000 4,868 
000 1, 609 
000 2,011 

000 2,3.53 

000 2,390 
000 1,524 
000 1,219 
000 1,749 
000 1,593 
000 1,281 
000 1,592 
000 1,028 
000 1,030 
000 1,771 
000 1,0.32 
000 698 
000 462 
000 474 
000 720 
000 I 2,284 


000 528 
000 289 
000 921 
000 991 
000 1,293 
000 1,652 
000 2,132 

000 2,0.59 

000 2,742 
000 3.018 
000 3,379 
000 3,819 
000 4,939 
000 6,305 
000 4, 4a5 
000 5, 642 
000 1,892 
000 1,88.5 
000 2,774 
000 2,467 
000 1,963 
000 1,542 
000 2,258 
000 1,740 
000 1.766 
000 1,705 
000 1,212 
000 1,232 
000 1,262 
000 989 
000 940 
000 649 
000 568 
000 863 
000 2,248 


000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 








1873 


—1.54,000 




-135,000 








1877 


—154.000 




391' 000 






1880 


+298,000 


1881 


+393,000 




- 43,000 








— 3,000 




+707 000 






1887 


+283,000 


1888 


—126, 000 








+ 77,000 
+439,000 


1891 








+509,000 
+147,000 


1894 




+485,000 
+113,000 
+184,000 




1897 








1900 


- 43,000 
+242,000 




1903 


+ 94,000 











































BARBAD0S.6 













- 21,000 
+ 103,000 
+ 148,000 

- 69,000 
+ 791,000 
+ 550,000 

- 601,000 
+ 390,000 
+ 78,000 

- 885.000 
+ 52,000 
-1,232,000 

- 732,000 

- 548,000 
-1,424,000 
-1,798,000 
-1,381.000 
-1,286,000 
-1,463,000 

- 895,000 

- 806,000 

- 528,000 
—1,428,000 
-1,352,000 
-1,133,000 

-1,821' 000 








1881 5 


447 
659 
622 
627 
335 
202 
785 
151 

809 
195 
241 

198 
652 
058 
851 
115 
799 
086 
972 
223 

202 

071 


000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 


5,550 
5,807 
5,553 
6,418 

3! 601 

5,175 
5,229 
5,010 
5,861 
3,963 
4,509 
6,050 
4,774 
2,854 
3,677 
3,565 
3,652 
3,904 
4,280 
4,444 
2,795 
2,646 
4,069 
4,329 


000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
























1884 5 
























1887 4 










































23,000 
81,000 
28,000 
5,000 
46,000 
.58,000 
38,000 
58,000 






1893 6 








17,000 
4,000 
13,000 
18,000 
91,000 
211,000 
192,000 
180,000 
88:000 
45,000 
121,000 
226,000 
277,000 


- 11,000 




1896 5 


— 33,000 




- 40,000 






1899 4 


+153,000 












1902 4 


24,000 


+ 64,000 








2,000 
3,000 


+119,000 
+223,000 


1905 5 




+277,000 















o Including Bahamas, Turks Islands, Jamaica, Trinidad, Windward, and Leeward islands. The figures in this statement include interisland 
taken from the Statistical Abstract of the United Kingdom for the Colonial and Other Possessions. 
6 Figures for the precious metals are included in those for merchandise prior to 1892. 



72 



COM^IERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Imports into and Exports i 



)M Principal Countries op America in Specified Years — Continued. 
"WEST INDIES— BRITISH— Continued. 

JAMAICA.o 





MEKCHXKmSE. 


C0r..AKOSI.VKB. 


YEARS. 


Imports. Exports. 


Excess of 
imports (-) or 
exports (+). 


Imports. 


Exports. 


Excess of 
imports (-) or 
exports (+). 




Dollars. D 


liars. 

043,000 

471,000 

238,000 

764,000 

702,000 

868,000 

344,000 

588,000 

172,000 

385,000 

869,000 

083,000 

317,000 

732,000 

069,000 

699,000 

817,000 

769,000 

624,000 

878,000 

563,000 

064,000 

893,000 

281,000 

578,000 

732,000 

301,000 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 
1,000 

C-) 

501,000 
181,000 
47,000 
154,000 
278,000 
706,000 
295,000 
306,000 

55! 000 
200,000 
139,000 
84,000 
130,000 
77,000 
84,000 
356,000 
148,000 
146,000 
192,000 
49,000 
14,000 
103,000 
442,000 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 
+319,000 


1881 


6 
6 

7 

7 
6 
6 

7 

10 
8 
9 
10 
10 

8 

8 
8 
8 
8 

S 
8 
9 


777,000 5 
416,000 7 
409,000 6 
453,000 6 
194,000 5 
297,000 5 
157,000 6 
546,000 8 
480,000 7 
346,000 8 
534,000 8 
393,000 8 
301,000 9 
527,000 9 
055,000 8 
898,000 6 
005,000 6 
748,000 7 
619,000 8 
233,000 8 
399,000 9 
684,000 10 
754,000 7 
173,000 6 
349,000 8 


-1,306 
+ 822 

- 645 

- 751 
-1,326 

- 953 
+ 431 
+ 626 

- 95 
-1,477 

-1,076 

- 569 
-1,458 
-2,356 
-2,081 
-1,236 
-1,124 

+ 33C 

+ 1,209 
-2,473 
-1,595 

- 617 
3,11.,... 


000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 

000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 


265 
300 
387 
520 

886 
755 
727 
473 
391 

247 
369 
281 
416 
338 
245 

213 
183 
373 
262 
229 
414 
238 
392 


000 

000 
000 
000 

000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 

000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 
000 














1885 


+941 000 




+732,000 






+ 21,000 
+178 000 


1889 . 












+ 192,000 


1893 


+ 169 000 










1896 


+202,000 




+ 168 000 










1900 


+ 35 000 


1901 


+227 000 










904 


+ 400 000 








+ 48,000 




1-. .._,.._! _ 









913 000 
MO 000 
848 000 
240 000 
915 000 
360 000 
515 000 
015 000 
171 000 
17o 000 

914 000 
728 000 
0o7 000 
070 000 
097 000 
933 000 
650 000 
698 000 
3J6 000 
112 000 
558 000 
453 000 
8o2 000 
969 000 
258 000 
117 000 
433 000 


7,939,000 
7,119,000 
8,416,000 
8,562,000 
7,694,000 
7,491,000 
7,593,000 
8,051,000 
9,267,000 
9,035,000 
8,594,000 
8,355,000 
9,7.59,000 
9,446,000 
8,404,000 
8,720,000 
9,231,000 
8,875,000 
10,656,000 
11,772,000 
12,044,000 
11,544,000 
11,864,000 
10,909,000 

13; 860,' 000 
12,997,000 


- 974,000 2 

- 741,000 2 
+ 568,000 3 
+ 322,000 4 
-1,221,000 I G 
+ 131,000 3 
+ 78,000 4 
+ 36,000 1 
+1,096,000 1 
+ 860,000 2 

- 320,000 2 

- 373,000 1 
+ 702,000 1 

- 224,000 1 

- 693,000 1 
-1,213,000 1 
-1,419,000 1 

- 823,000 
+ 320,000 

+ 660,000 1 
+ 486,000 

- 909,000 

- 988; 000 
-1,060,000 

- 507,000 

- 257,000 1 
-1,436,000 


682,000 2 
974,000 3 
831,000 3 
719,000 4 
093,000 5 
548,000 3 
668,000 4 
322,000 1 
289,000 1 
015,000 2 
030,000 2 
476,000 1 
111,000 1 
381,000 1 
380,000 1 
148,000 1 
339,000 1 
819,000 
775,000 
229,000 
610,000 
451,000 
152,000 
326,000 
536,000 
960,000 1 
753,000 


697,000 
097,000 
517,000 
513,000 
784,000 
443,000 
617,000 
053,000 
112,000 
201,000 
012,000 
664,000 
230,000 
848,000 
332,000 
330,000 
309,000 
833,000 
586,000 
749,000 
533,000 
358,000 
167,000 
164,000 
314,000 
560,000 
981,000 


+ 15,000 
+123,000 


1881 7 














1885 7 


105 000 




- 51,000 






177,000 














1892 - 9 


+119 000 














1896 - - 10 












1899 . 11 


480 000 


1900 11 






- 93,000 
+ 15,000 
















-228,000 





WEST INDIES— DANISH. 





:mpok.s. 


EXPORTS, e 


FISCAL YEARS. 


IMPOKTS. 


EXPORTS, e 


FISCAL YEARS. 


Imports 
into St. 

Thomas 
and St. 
John. 


Imports 
intS St. 
Croix. 


Total. 


St. Croix. 


Imports 

Thomas 
and St. 


Imports 
into St. 
Croix. 


Total. 


St. Croix. 




Dollars. 
800,500 
773,500 
748,600 
733,400 
831,600 


Dollars. 
876,600 
821,500 
804,300 
930,800 
814, 400 


Dollars. 
1,677,100 
1,595,000 
1,552,900 
1,664,200 
1,646,000 


Dollars. 
665,000 
557, 100 
518,800 
628,800 
446,000 


1902 


Dollars. 
726,300 
771,800 
983,300 
907, 100 


Dollars. 
742,200 
652, 100 

885^800 


Dollars. 
1,468,500 
1,423,900 
1,667,100 
1,792,900 


Dollars. 


















483,700 


1901.. . 





a To 1889, years ending September 30; since 1890, years ending March 31 of the year following. 

6 No data. 

c Beginning with 1889, inclusive of the trade of Tobago. Transshipment trade included. 

d Years 1901 to 1906 ended March 31 of the year following. 

e No data of exports are available for St. Thomas and St. John. 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



73 



IMPORTS INTO AND EXPORTS FROM PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES OF AMERICA, 1891-1906, BY COUNTRIES. 

[Where figures are not given, data are not available.] 
ARGENTINA." 



COUNTRIES. 


1891 


1892 


1893 


1894 


1895 


1S96 


189J 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


Imports from— 
Europe- 


1.000 
dollars 
6,152 

si 990 
4,059 
115 
15 
1,513 
27,321 

3,325 
13 

144 
1,445 
15 
1,431 
2,484 
3,186 


1,000 
dollars. 

6,414 
10,061 
10,303 

8,119 
144 
23 

2,103 
34,581 

7,118 


1,000 
dollars. 

9,300 
11,671 
10,644 

'l63 

47 

3,054 

31,385 

9,282 


1.000 
dollars. 

8,645 

9,801 
10,315 

8,562 

46 
1,643 
32,027 

9,794 
3 

1,911 
20 
1,653 
2,246 
2,705 


1.000 
dollars. 
7,181 
8,798 
10,772 
10,003 
100 
56 

38; 141 

6,452 

70 

1,760 

710 

1,162 


1,000 
dollars. 

8,157 
11,608 
13,409 
10,996 
106 
82 

2,902 
43, 164 

10,818 
24 

53 
4,973 

1,179 
549 
204 


1,000 
dollars. 

7,764 
10,634 
10,725 
10, 560 
77 

3,132 
35, 118 

9,748 
51 

48 

4,595 

240 

1,406 

487 

194 


1.000 
dollars. 

9,114 
10,226 
12, 131 
13,216 
106 
72 

3,199 
37,648 

10,739 
27 

55 
4,837 

1,696 
455 


1.000 
dollars. 

9,081 
10,596 
12,526 
13,298 

95 
3,086 
42,143 

14,926 
42 

75 
4,639 
136 
1,324 
489 
167 


1,000 
dollars. 

8,136 
10,517 
16,053 
14,402 

75 
3,563 
37,329 

12,969 
19 

118 
3,610 

120 
1,795 

502 

137 


1.000 
dollars. 
8,385 
9,611 
16,140 
14,220 
553 


1,000 
dollars. 
5,292 
8,919 
12,766 
11,836 
600 


1,000 
dollars. 

5,258 
12,263 
16,414 
14,188 
763 
206 

3,449 
43,258 

16, 101 


1,000 
dollars. 

8,752 
16, 511 
24,054 
18,458 
972 
262 

4,630 
62,259 

23,617 


1.000 
dollars. 

8,422 
20,505 
28,065 
19,575 

r,244 
290 

5,526 
65,997 

27,908 


1,000 
dollars. 
11,800 
25,809 
37,072 
23,279 
















3,776 
35, 185 

14,990 
42 

134 
4,232 

107 
1,706 

655 

235 


3,056 
35,700 

12,838 






91,511 


North America- 






South America- 


53 

' 69 
1,918 
3,596 
1,744 


2,043 
316 
1,117 
2,522 
2,253 


117 
4,423 

206 
1,418 

719 
1,543 


121 
5,164 

193 
1,022 

734 
7,481 


5,822 
453 

1,514 

832 

12,510 


122 
5,142 

646 
1,560 

11,984 


129 






Chile 












All other countries 


13,337 








64,856 


88,279 


92,857 


89, 541 


91,767 


108,238 


94,849 


103.669 


112,761 


109,513 


109,971 99,433 


126,615 


180,750 197,974 








Exports to— 
Europe- 


17,496 
23,297 
11,215 
3,208 
37 
16 
1,251 
16,210 

4,067 
1,294 

448 
10, 145 
2,290 

447 
4,361 


14,158 
25,513 
16,053 

110 
2,328 
19,031 

4,662 
1,211 

323 

10,097 

1,924 

323 

3,023 

10 

6,273 


10,394 
17,523 
10,013 
3,257 
69 
1,027 
2,499 
17,858 

3,297 
995 

372 
11,613 

'362 
4,006 


12,322 
18, 184 
11,141 
2,960 
158 
71 
2,302 
19,697 

5,100 
1,342 

372 

1^701 

205 

4,354 


14,878 
19,625 
12,857 
3,953 

133 

14481 

8,634 
1,560 

571 

7,813 

2,960 

96 

3,176 

8 

24,624 


11,640 
22,827 
12,866 
3,761 
562 
18 
1,125 
13,885 

6,177 
244 

309 
9,497 
2,095 

153 

^'449 
24,418 


8,622 
22,194 
13, 555 
3,826 
33 
19 
1,227 
12,531 

8,031 
287 

341 
8,381 

'l53 

2,495 

553 

13,472 


13,462 

28,932 

19,576 

5,062 

319 

12 

374 

18,534 

5,668 
156 

395 
7,639 
1,307 

139 
3,554 

500 

23,516 


23,621 

28! 404 
4; 755 
1,430 

1,703 
20,962 

7,400 
257 

320 
6,796 

637 

172 
3,359 

920 

37,645 


17,352 
18,343 
19,368 
4,153 
3,769 
357 
2,605 
23,055 

6,642 
423 

559 

5,969 

840 

156 

2,222 

3,127 

40,249 


12,987 
27,635 
20,728 
4,168 


13,278 
28,551 
22, 137 
4,068 
2,735 


19,438 
33,095 
25,874 
4,187 

' 97 
1,964 
34,355 

7,842 


16,951 
29,526 
28,489 
4,193 
3,378 
86 
1,857 
35, 170 

9,857 


20,054 
36,278 
35,761 
6,243 
3,630 
22 
2,253 

15, 167 


24,725 




34,512 








6,664 










2,057 
28,874 

8,971 
353 

522 

'548 

208 

3,581 

7,995 

32,164 


i,954 
33,856 


2,483 


United kingdom 




North America- 


12,865 






South America— 
BoUvia 


579 

8,076 

660 

205 

3,545 

2,790 

41,084 


435 
8,246 
1,130 

8^850 
59,139 


379 
10,062 
1,390 

209 
4,845 

103,752 


521 
12,583 
1,458 

319 
6,470 
5,331 

122,196 


317 












'l98 










All other countries and for or- 


3,824 


5,974 


4,835 


89 773 






Total 


99,606 


109,402 


90,787 


98,128 


115,866 


112,714 


97,628 


129, 145 


178,446 


149,189 


161,846 


173,205 


213,250 


254,912 


311,544 


282,025 







Imports for consumption (ex- 
cluding bullion and specie) 
from<^ 
Europe— 

Austria-Hungary 

Belgium.....^./ 


145 

655 

2,312 

3,804 

162 

242 

390 

71 

2 

489 

1,410 

244 

143 

42,019 

751 

1 

52,033 

1,127 
} 1,969 

7 
411 


169 
517 
2,403 
5,584 
158 
342 
278 
' 53 

396 

2,317 

192 

118 

41,064 

753 
35 

51,742 

1,004 
2,942 

■■■■316" 
410 


170 
600 

5; 826 
135 
171 
374 
52 

344 

2,204 

258 

142 

42,529 

653 
52,340 
1,184 
2,431 

3 

166 
338 


162 
550 
2,537 
5,842 
111 
402 
345 
47 

1,136 

275 

294 

37,036 

814 
50,746 
1,175 
2,438 

139 


172 

442 

2,585 

4,794 

77 

244 
57 
5 
402 
424 
259 
139 
31,059 

727 

50,' ire 

1,210 
3,531 

24 
92 
162 


204 
921 
2,811 
5,931 
92 
231 
300 
47 
16 
362 

332 

144 

32,824 

550 

14 

53,529 

1,004 
850 

1 
113 
181 

1 


434 

1,164 

2,601 

6,493 

102 

225 

376 

46 

16 

387 

1,242 

222 

139 

29,401 

427 

9 

57,023 

1,095 
558 

20 
229 
105 

29 


248 

1,230 

3,975 

5,584 

167 

421 

374 

47 

16 

489 


276 
2,319 

7^392 

63 
164 
534 


228 
3,224 

8;384 
205 
145 

73 
25 
561 


286 

7; 020 
156 
327 
797 
96 
56 
743 


241 

1,712 

6,672 

10,823 

219 

727 

876 

129 

104 

695 


357 

2,800 

6,580 

12,283 

206 

542 

1,271 

129 

206 

824 


844 

3,130 

6,207 

8,176 

230 

402 

916 

101 

264 

865 


694 

1,775 

7,059 

6,695 

233 

621 

955 

209 
729 


797 
2,610 


Germany 


6^987 


Italy 


554 




1,180 






Russia 


258 




929 


Spanish possessions 




350 

168 

32,043 

423 
12 

74,825 

660 

649 
166 
54 
424 


143 
36,931 

494 
45 

88,467 

947 
374 

783 
102 
34 


529 

165 

44,280 

637 

86 

102,080 

f 299 
t 217 

571 
231 
68 

22" 

68 

630 

1,310 

118 
1,751 

561 


603 

163 

42,820 

625 

16 

107, 149 

1,198 
269 
331 

263 
348 
77 
291 

60 

831 

1,371 

147 

42 

1,619 

427 

91 
70 


765 

193 

49,015 

1,062 

112 

114, 752 

1,609 
283 

449 
467 
139 
235 
293 
63 

489 

1 619 

427 

16 

1,496 

157 

■ 16 
169 


945 

229 

58, 793 

'123 
128,790 

1,799 
303 
272 

891 
267 
604 
80 


'199 
61,725 

1,072 

83 

143,011 

4,197 
257 
351 

499 

179 

2,179 

188 


1,767 

242 

60,343 

1,055 

152,432 

4,970 
291 
367 

718 

465 

2,548 

40 
41 

542 

'656 

1,929 

213 

21 
29 
28 
871 


2,012 


Turkey 


341 




69, 184 


North America- 


1,758 




287 






West Indies- 
British West Indies 


5,860 


Cubaii 


439 


South America- 






339 




2,494 


















174 




125 

51 

324 

2 

1,254 

78 


148 

1,071 

388 

402 

9 

1,946 

265 

70 


266 

930 

166 
1,041 


237 

1,113 

115 
1,007 


192 

959 

319 

361 

2 

1,568 

113 
96 


267 

1,028 

357 

316 

4 

1,644 

214 

75 


237 

1,063 

417 
740 

1,334 

147 


91 

879 

547 

100 

3 

149 

134 

1 


123 

751 

815 

153 

10 

2,018 

394 

99 
3 


43 

511 

2,137 
448 
139 

139 

49 

19 
347 


24 
619 

3,165 
408 
125 

1,947 

119 

28 
23 


72 






China 


544 


East Indies- 
British East Indies 

Dutch East Indies 


3,354 
843 




168 




1,496 
218 
190 


1,411 
143 
17 


1,674 




526 


Africa- 


175 




15 








17 
91 


1 


2 
98 


3 
130 


180 






136 


68 


247 


290 


209 


178 


182 


830 






Total 


111,534 


115,160 


115,171 


109,071 


100,676 


105,361 [106,618 


126,307 


149,347 


172,507 


177, 701 


196,480 


224,814 


243,590 


251,618 


283,282 







74 



COJ^aCERCIAL Al^JDERICA IN 1907. 



Imports into and Exports from Principal Countries or America, 1891-1906, by Countries — Continued. 
CANADA a— Continued. 



COUNTRIES. 


1891 


1892 


1893 


1894 


1895 


1896 


1897 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


Domestic exports- 


1,000 

dollars 

71 

. 249 

514 

91 

120 

67 

184 

43,244 

22 

1,313 

164 

34,037 

13 

163 
443 

94 
210 

20 

53 
14 

17 

50 

12 
241 


1,000 
dollars 
53 
362 
824 
149 
514 
102 
93 
258 
54,949 

5 

1,634 

225 

30,808 

21 
1,530 
1,644 

170 
377 
144 
242 
10 

253 
2 
27 

436 

17 

22 
404 


1,000 
dollars 

259 
667 
87 
271 
83 
44 

58,410 

14 

2,383 

199 

33,501 

9 
1,203 
1,769 

387 
436 
135 
263 
23 

291 

32 

350 
35 

247 


1,000 
dollars. 
170 
472 
664 
109 
178 
79 
56 
180 
60,878 

58 

2,495 

170 

28,556 

12 
1,173 
1,972 

411 
459 

82 

20 

507 
3 
29 

345 
97 

239 


1,000 
dollars. 
230 
331 
526 
34 
133 
59 
34 
66 
57,904 

48 

1,438 

188 

31,046 

198 
1,407 
1,816 

503 
611 

340 

361 
4 
10 

426 
40 

73 


1,000 
dollars 
95 
574 
607 
57 

42 

84 

41 

62,716 

22 
1,460 

31,780 

160 

979 

1,627 

431 

272 
73 

645 
9 
8 

517 
32 

152 
372 


1,000 
dollars 
231 
684 
765 
109 
100 
27 
50 
75 
69,503 

37 

1,417 

215 

34,346 

143 
1,062 
1,377 

556 
405 

67 
267 

28 

748 
16 
141 

1,414 
44 

128 
313 


1,000 

dollars. 

804 

i;418 
74 
297 
88 
90 
79 
93,060 

31 

2,067 

223 

27,276 

43 
1,104 

1,458 

265 
477 

19 
272 

17 

12 
148 

1,645 
137 

135 
203 


1,000 

dollars. 

446 

1,552 

1,310 

125 

176 

30 

59 

120 

85,114 

1,684 

196 

28,878 

27 

1,187 

1,725 

646 

27 
239 

285 
40 
133 

1,520 
185 

404 


1,000 

dollars. 

860 

1,372 

1,108 

260 

187 

115 

86 

81 

96,559 

150 

2,030 

226 

37,049 

13 

1,673 

473 
480 

61 
281 

50 

243 
42 
110 

1,649 
142 


1,000 

dollars. 

1,728 

1,437 

1,375 

315 

187 

85 

155 

46 

92,676 

70 

2,143 

212 

41,372 

47 
302 

576 

572 
167 
370 
24 

473 

24 

2,297 
23 

1,085 
438 


1,000 
dollars. 
1,363 
1,301 

'236 
194 
105 
162 
101 
109,347 

82 

2,270 

196 

44,852 

52 

462 

647 

1,922 

528 
496 

68 
504 

95 

268 
47 

2,925 
17 

3,841 
630 


1,000 

dollars. 

1,658 

1,317 

1,619- 

295 

600 

164 

139 

269 

125,198 

105 

2,382 

228 

49,533 

73 

463 

766 

2,159 

1,011 

III 
513 
35 

174 

1,931 
871 


1,000 

dollars. 

830 

1^359 

841 
109 

427 
110,121 

124 

2,762 

194 

46,317 

67 

425 

819 

2, 152 

1,119 
394 
251 
481 
81 

185 
19 
342 

1:1^ 


1,000 

dollars. 

1,679 

1,480 

1,124 

199 

520 

129 

50 

304 

97,114 

113 

3,320 

169 

53,499 

i 

2,374 

1,462 
517 
207 

103 

702 
24 
486 

2,692 
14 

1,880 
1,576 


1,000 

dollars. 

1,188 




2,110 




Italy ^ 




Netherlands 


637 














United Kingdom 


127,432 


North America— 






St. Pierre 


147 




66 353 


West Indies- 










1 217 


British West Indies 

South America- 


2,338 
1,882 
















161 


Asia- 










492 


Oceania- 


2,802 




Africa— 












Total 


84,965 


95, 175 


101,693 


99,845 


98,264 


103,684 


114,268 


132,813 


126,898 


148,008 


150,565 


174,296 


196,161 


177,833 


173,548 


218, 182 





CENTKAI. AMERICA— HONDTTRAS, BRITISH. c 



Imports (excluding bullion and 
specie) from — 


546 
39 
22 

532 

47 

<il09 

30 


435 
23 
18 

506 
23 

d96 
20 


357 

11 

7 

436 

d80 
14 


318 
13 

19 

<i35 

5 


428 

752 
202 
d42 
10 


523 
31 
12 

791 
23 

<J70 
13 


487 
25 
13 

762 
32 
78 
26 


420 
19 
6 

707 
17 
61 
18 


324 
10 
3 

615 
13 
50 
16 


376 
11 

708 
16 
59 
24 


374 
11 


731 
21 
66 
18 


337 
15 
3 
663 
143 
50 
17 


464 
22 
8 
938 
202 
122 
17 


467 

26 
992 
175 
55 
15 


486 
24 
28 
911 
235 

21 




















Honduras, Republic of 

All other countries 










1,325 


1,121 


932 


789 


1,453 


1,462 


1,422 


1,248 


1,031 


1,198 


1,227 


1,228 


1,773 


1,757 


1,773 








Exports (including bullion and 
specie) to— 


753 


508 


757 


596 

146 
408 
116 


587 
18 
213 
331 
135 


761 

"■'22i' 
313 

84 


770 
20 
266 

110 


853 
20 
95 

214 
101 


746 

94" 

154 


534 

116 
183 
118 


562 

39' 

262 
31 


378 
18 
40 

339 
37 


330 
16 
26 

659 
23 


404 

29 
643 
17 


443 




Russia 






85 
337 
191 


85 
344 

174 


149 

375 
81 








513 
15 














1,366 


1,111 


1,362 


1,275 


1,284 


1,379 


1,404 


1,283 


1,018 


977 


894 


812 


1,054 


1,104 


971 









CENTRAL, AMERICA— NICARAGUA, e 



a Fiscal years ending June 30. 

b Prior to 1900 Porto Rico and Cuba are classified together as " Spanish West Indies." 

c Conversions of the Honduran dollar into United States currency have been made at the ra 
On October 15, 1894, the currency of British Honduras was changed from silver to gold, and the g( 
colony. In consequence of this change and the uncertainty in the rate of exchange of the sol in 1894 
be obtained. For converting the values given In the original trade returns, the sol has been taken 

d Stated as Central American States. 

e From British diplomatic and consular reports. Original values stated in terms of gold, except exports for 1901, which 
cents. No complete data available for years for which no figures are given 



Imports from— 














488 
996 
462 

11 

284 


681 

1,163 

496 

224 




1,307 
740 
109 
306 
16 
100 


1.362 
470 
112 
195 
13 
113 


1,205 

' 250 
210 
19 


1,457 
517 
260 
138 
44 
45 


773 
405 
256 
44 
56 





























































































l«n 























I i 1 






2,571 


2,790 j 


2,578 


2,265 


2,170 


2,461 


3,202 


















Exports to- 










516 

730 

1,363 

97 
217 

53 


837 
951 
852 
109 
209 
141 




1,117 
1,153 
1,076 
192 
202 
. 115 


1,706 
655 
364 
243 

187 


1,627 
415 
601 
312 
361 
133 


1,941 
265 
432 
253 
237 
95 


2,089 
490 

528 
494 
279 
























































































Total 


1 1 . 






2,976 


3,099 




3,855 


3,243 


3,449 


3,223 


3,926 








1 i 











of 74.9 cents in 1890, 71.5 cents in 1891, and 63.8 cents in 1892- 
l dollar of the United States was made the standard coin of t: 
orrect values of the imports and exports for that year could n 
equal to 50 cents. 

e converted at the rate of 1 peso=3; 



COJilMERCIAL MIERICA IN 1907. 



75 



Imports into and Exports J'rom Principal Countries of America, 1891-1906, by Countries— Continued. 

CHILE.o 



COUNTRIES. 


1891 


1892 


1893 


1894 


1895 


1896 


1897 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


Special imports f rom— 
Europe— 


1,000 
dollars. 

3,757 

9,298 

342 

163 

21,424 

14 


1,000 

dollars. 

107 

5,192 

16,134 

352 

310 

26,256 

27 


dollars. 

37 

3,214 

13,058 

340 

198 

23,712 

23 


dollars. 

40 

1,757 

9,530 

428 

226 

19,629 

18 


1,000 
dollars. 

1,266 

13,320 

416 

278 

24,707 

62 


1,000 

dollars. 

255 

2,182 

15,462 

533 

362 

23,292 

75 


1,000 
dollars. 
154 
2,217 
12,685 
601 

22,386 

75 


1,000 
dollars. 

297 
1,942 
9,635 

756 

14,025 

85 

18 

3,431 

1,355 
628 
396 

2,142 

137 

382 

218 


1,000 

dollars. 

373 

2,017 

'561 

178 
16,183 

126 

76 

2,992 

798 
649 
565 

'488 

133 
334 

281 


1,000 

dollars. 

367 

3,391 

12,528 

815 

292 

15,506 

77 

111 

4,416 

926 
562 

2,451 
734 

186 
415 

3,399 

347 


dollars. 

3,400 

12,543 

929 

277 

18,319 

116 
6,032 

1,236 
691 
502 

1,791 
519 

161 
267 

3,066 

418 


1,000 
dollars. 
584 
2,933 
13,305 
i;051 
254 
19,129 

23 

108 

5,254 

1,162 
454 
240 

1,753 
214 

527 
302 


dollars. 
756 

1,652 

234 

19,608 

6 

42 

4,460 

1,553 
465 
357 

2,207 
611 

48 
618 

1,239 

499 


1,000 
dollars. 
1,220 

15^497 

1,729 

412 

20,931 

10 

44 

5,109 

2,179 
549 
247 

2,412 
224 

56 

1,411 
565 


1,000 
dollars. 
969 
5,192 
17,370 


1,000 
dollars. 










iiX ..::::;::;::::;:.::.... 










25,959 

4 
69 

6,887 

2,312 
291 
341 

1,805 
395 

931 
2,762 
1,624 




North America- 










3,142 

4,013 
848 
127 

4,009 
620 

665 
111 
240 


3,541 

4,443 
334 
173 

1,965 
315 

153 

539 

134 


3,457 

4,129 
257 
118 

2,620 
534 

162 
416 


2,914 

3,211 
108 
98 

2,724 
300 

105 

217 

517 
131 


3,526 

3,959 
232 
133 

3,431 
384 

121 
457 

524 

312 


5,242 

3,161 
144 
152 

3,386 
548 

219 
429 

1,172 

430 


3,427 

2,547 
456 
104 

3,566 
336 

186 
753 

408 

145 




South America— 




Brlln 
















Asia-^"''^ 








Oceania- 




All other countries and un- 










49,039 


60,064 


52,541 


41,953 


53,288 


57,044 


50,435 


37,326 


38,785 


46,916 


50,841 


48,3.36 


52,002 


57,361 


68,839 








Special exports to- 
Europe- 


2 
2,335 
5,800 


5,430 
4 


2,002 

4,797 

30 


6 

1,542 

7,448 

136 


2,177 

6,187 

65 


12 

2,088 

7,711 

48 


27 
2,145 
8,357 

53 


5 

4,130 

8,973 

91 


125 

3,407 

7,637 

318 

26 

1 

40,343 

111 
410 

199 

1,551 

303 

95 

2,257 


2 
2,901 
7,325 

2 


4 
4,055 
9; 692 


30 

4,421 

16,570 

248 


2,922 
10,020 
15,527 
1,170 
3,407 
181 
22,498 

11,963 

131 
276 
27 
175 
1,322 
222 
36 

1,035 


1,203 
10,520 
22,861 
1,568 
2,546 
346 
25,750 

11,211 

314 
407 
92 
64 
1,400 
120 


1,645 
8,147 

26,701 

1,478 

1,151 

666 

36,982 

15,624 

567 
429 
125 
107 
1,829 
137 
























32,969 

5,010 

10 


18 
36,127 

2,402 

191 


■42,'389" 

2,203 

128 


210 
41,006 

1,284 

46 


112 
41,451 

71 
2 
104 
262 
1,146 
799 
314 

1,758 


41,719 

1,656 

155 

1 

124 

255 

1,120 

208 

1,771 






7 
44,943 

142 
, 179 

54 
210 
588 
186 

87 

2,246 










32,341 

2,567 

261 
479 

208 

1,149 

198 

150 

1,642 


40,634 

2,790 

153 
539 
295 
214 
1,080 
245 
151 

2,045 


42,448 
5,343 

81 
141 

57 
148 
300 
219 

62 

52 


40,781 

3,775 

157 
265 
104 
195 

300 
86 

34 




North America- 




South America- 










146 

1,641 

144 

104 

1,792 


87 
144 
1,835 
138 
326 

1,560 


123 
182 
1,132 
686 
189 


91 
272 
1,139 
160 
407 

1,724 




















All other countries and un- 


437 


1,212 










49,993 


49,438 


55,630 


55,471 


56,148 


57,258 


49,860 


61,345 


59,534 


61,201 


62,723 


67,846 


70,912 


78,839 


96,800 









Imports (including gold and 
silver) from— 
Europe- 








(<^) 
1,428 
1.364 
(') 
(c) 
27,837 

9,900 

(<:) 

(0 
29,589 

(<^) 
(<^) 
C^) 
(0 
('^) 

(<■) 
6,454 


809 

{<=) 

(.") 

26,569 

8,?07 

ili 

c) 

(") 

(<•) 

5,803 








62 

259 

3,658 

2,024 

73 

434 

11,124 

253 

9,832 

27 
3,856 

36^,^74 

237 

1 

2,128 

742 

1,087 

115 
2,618 


HI 
297 

2,' 983 

142 

367 

10,142 

10, 403 

90 
3,014 

C) 

32, 197 

317 

22 

1,514 

1,416 

884 

2,440 


149 

240 

2,944 

3,496 

160 

304 

10,276 

340 

9,563 

204 
3,090 

28,'470 

375 

36 

1,925 

1,532 

2,593 

2,048 


[^ 
3,222 
3,612 

(0 
10. 106 

(<•) 
9,099 

(<^) 

(<^) 
26,053 

(«) 

11 

(") 
10,043 


184 

623 

4,436 

'298 

308 

9,572 

302 

10,800 

256 

2,658 

426 

27,794 

180 
18 

1,934 
1,373 

191 
1,119 


. 366 

752 

7,136 

5,030 

441 

347 

11,569 

12,697 

773 
1,918 
1,148 

356 

210 

763 

1,612 

2,225 

347 
1,163 


434 

12,' 615 

5,916 

462 

573 

10, 497 
341 

13,508 

f,228 
2,243 
1,228 
43,677 

850 

240 

1,779 

2,111 

2,354 

632 
1,140 


















































6,404 






........ 


























































United Kingdom 














14,081 
1 330 


North America- 














Mexico 
































United States 














47', 609 


South America— 




























175 
































2,296 
2,036 


Venfz"ueTa"":: '. 














Asia^ 






























1 680 


















Total 








76,572 


55,858 








75,304 


70,079 


67,753 


62, 135 


67,078 


82,836 


103,221 


99 540 


















Exports (including gold and 
silver) to- 
Europe— 








910 

(0 

7,638 
1,511 


(«) 
(<:) 

'658 

(<^) 

(«) 
8,318 
1,550 








104 

55 

1,714 

1,593 

12 
2,980 
2,703 


418 

3,253 
5,546 

151 
1,013 
5,428 


570 

134 

2,623 

4,240 

64 

159 

711 

5,941 


(0 

(0 

1,298 
3,968 

(0 

/,^81 
5,807 


283 

78 

1,134 

^■^^ 

211 

1,452 

6,591 


178 

1,397 
4,032 

255 

774 
5,902 


316 

93 

1,199 

3,907 

57 

188 

1,703 

5,795 




















France 















1 550 


































Netherlands 














316 
















1,162 


United kingdom 














5,900 



a Compiled from Annual Estadistica Comercial de la Republica de Chile. The Chilian peso has been converted at the rate of 77 cents from 1890 to 1897, and 36.5 
cents from 1898 to 1905. 

b Calendar years. Figures for 1894 and 1895 from Bureau of American Republics, Cuba, November, 1905; for 1899-1901 from Division of Insular Affairs, United 
States War Department, Monthly Summary of the Island of Cuba, July, 1900, to May, 1902; for 1902-1906 from Republica de Cuba, Estadistica General, Comercio 
Exterior. 

cNot separately stated. 



76 



COM^IERCIAL MIERICA IN 1907. 



) Exports from Principal Countries of America, 1891-1906, by Countries — Continued. 
CUBA— Continued. 



COUNTRIES. 


1891 


1892 


1893 


1894 


1895 


1896 


1897 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


Exports (inc-luding gold and 
silver) to— Continued. 
North America- 
Canada 


1,000 
dollars. 


1,000 
dollars. 


1,000 
dollars. 


1,000 
dollars. 

(a) 

84,974 

(.") 
i") 
(a) 

(") 
3,840 


1,000 
dollars. 

87,098 
(a) 
C) 
C) 

ll^ 


1,000 
dollars. 


1,000 
dollars. 


1,000 
dollars. 


1,000 

dollars. 

80 

62 

40,943 

109 
57 
125 

C70 
304 


1,000 

dollars. 

372 

90 

(-33,616 

269 
225 
68 

546 


1,000 

dollars. 

407 

64 

50,016 

269 
230 
156 

C272 
640 


1,000 
dollars. 

(a) 
(<") 
49,499 

(a) 
C) 
(°) 

^^^96 


dollars. 
559 
107 

61,135 

220 
189 
236 

dl72 
658 


1,000 

dollars. 

433 

101 

75,000 

272 
167 
294 

180 
860 


1,000 
dollars. 

485 

129 

96,525 

360 

302 
826 


1,000 
dollars. 


































South America- 
















chfte°^'°.''.v. ".:::::::;:;::::::: 
































Oceania- 
















































Total 








99,456 


100, 455 








50,933 


51,453 


66,502 


64,949 


78,486 


89,978 


112,280 


108,910 
















FAIiKIiAND ISLANDS. 


Imports (including bullion and 
specie) from- 
Chile 


15 
307 

4 


21 
304 


18 
314 

5 


21 
265 

9 


16 

313 

18 

3 


25 
305 

3 


26 
264 

4 


25 

316 

10 

4 


21 

325 

9 

5 


21 

292 

7 

6 


21 

329 

12 

2 


16 
276 

8 


10 

287 

12 

«233 


14 
213 
14 






United Kingdom 






Uruguay 




















Total... . 


330 


341 


346 


303 


350 


341 


308 


355 


360 


326 


364 


311 


e542 


241 












Exports (including bullion and 
specie) to- 
United Kingdom 


627 


590 
25 


634 
22 


633 


593 


638 
5 


599 
10 


505 
16 


660 
14 


515 
13 


517 


442 


564 


618 




























636 


615 


656 


641 


599 


.« 


609 


521 


674 


528 


517 


442 


564 


618 






1 










GUI. 


\NA, BRITISH./ 














Imports f rom— 
Europe- 


61 
4,513 

351 
463 

92 
C) 

685 
42 
280 


4,619 

443 

375 

2,129 

93 

w 

654 
23 
251 


74 
5,095 

437 

332 

2,342 

37 

740 
17 
273 


87 
4,294 

472 

233 

2,121 

64 
W 

3 
300 


62 
3,844 

337 

246 

1,857 

51 

(9) 

410 

1 

217 


64 
3,814 

148 
1,459 

76 
(9) 

386 

1 

160 


51 
3,606 

139 
1,663 

37 

(9) 

3 

179 


62 
3,709 

281 

216 

1,856 

113 

w 

301 

5 

131 


319 

126 

1,831 

55 

W 

311 

92 


46 
3,275 

379 
137 

5 

(9) 


97 
3,423 

409 

101 

1,971 

2 
(9) 

228 


91 
3,545 

406 

81 

2,203 

(9) 
158 


105 
4,228 

521 

240 

2,319 

2 
90 

173 

2 

106 


79 
3,828 

491 

170 

2,158 

4 

84 

262 

4 

116 


85 
4,185 

570 

128 

2,290 

37 

292 

1 

112 








North America- 
British North America 


555 


United States 

South America- 
Dutch Guiana 


2,332 






Asia- 




All other British possessions. . . 




176 


80 


182 










8,311 


8,664 


9,347 


8,121 


7,025 


6,529 


6,244 


6,674 


6,417 


6,362 


6,311 


6,674 


7,786 


7,196 


7,709 


7,949 




Exports to— 
Europe- 


5,940 

218 

185 

172 

5,397 

157 
120 

119 


6,184 

310 
122 

128 
4,772 

120 
92 
16 
97 


6,006 

481 
156 

4,373 

156 
91 
18 
61 


6,199 

128 

185 

103 

2,907 

146 

150 

9 

96 


4,712 

206 

77 

58 

3,201 

126 
148 
18 
65 


4,692 

161 

92 

3,791 

145 
135 
13 
118 


4,618 

80 

117 

81 

3,429 

125 
116 

108 


3,979 

35 

75 

90 

4,130 

176 
77 
11 
68 


4,693 

89 
122 
30 

4,078 

157 

90 

9 

116 


4,618 

184 

91 

2 

4,426 

127 

80 

8 

110 


3,662 

384 

89 

10 

3,933 

107 
78 
20 
66 


3,726 

601 

87 

■■3; sis" 

131 

11 

87 


3,280 

2,954 

76 

2 

1,996 

50 
81 

94 


3,704 

2,618 
131 


4,194 

3,179 
96 


3,903 
2,310 


North America- 
British North America 

British West Indies 








2,662 

84 
47 

150 


1,593 

103 

35 

8 

116 


2,019 


South America- 






All other Biuitish possessions. . . 


13 








12,325 


11,841 


11,480 


9,927 


8,611 


9,244 


8,681 


8,641 


9,383 


9,646 


8,349 


8,551 


8,535 


9,403 


9,324 
















GUI 


ANA, 


DUTCH.* 














Imports (total trade) from— 
Netherlands 


1,082 
756 
523 


1,101 
510 
495 


1,297 
493 


1,405 
589 


1,178 
401 
512 


1,163 
441 
541 


1,177 
411 
540 


1,247 
409 
637 


1,288 
535 


1,203 
570 
706 


1,362 

574 


1,307 
466 
713 


1,417 1 1,757 
565 1 615 
553 1 603 


1,518 
550 

568 




United States 














Total 


2,361 


2,106 


2,303 1 2,502 


2,091 


■ 2,145 


2,128 


2,293 


2,461 


2,479 


2,845 


2,486 


2,535 ] 2,975 


2,636 








Exports (total trade) to— 
Netherlands 


552 
709 
345 


548 
597 
403 


633 

1,206 

359 


621 
878 
536 


544 

1,165 

498 


600 
866 
300 


554 

1,123 

430 


1,121 
350 


712 

1,291 

215 


783 

1,216 

228 


677 

1,209 

243 


568 
248 


634 
708 


657 
437 
390 


742 
693 
347 
















Total 


1,606 


1,548 


2,198 


2,035 


2,207 


1,766 


2,107 


2,095 


2,218 


2,227 


2,129 


1,655 


1,725 


1,484 


1,782 








■z Not separately stited. 
b Apparent loss in exports to 
for the United Kingdom was ship 

d British Australia. 

e Includes S219,000 in sealskin 


the Unit 
ped via 

from t 


ed State 
NewYo 

le South 


sisaccoi 
rk and r 


nted for 
eported 


by the f 
as expo 


act that 
ts to th 


during 
e United 


he first 
States, 


nine mo 
the cour 


aths of 1 
tries of 


899 abou 
ultimat 


t $7,000, 
destina 


000 of to 
tion not 


bacco an 
being g 


d cigars 


destined 



- -- - . .--- - ^ ^^__ ,n both imports and exports until March 31,1 

n subsequent years was: 1900-1901, $420,000; 1901-2, $574,000; 1902-3, $354,000; 1903-4, $274,000; 1904-5, $287,000; and 1905-6, ?380,0( 
A Compiled from Jaarcijfers: Kolonien, 1905. 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907 



77 



1 AND Exports from Principal Countries of America, 1891-1906, by Countries — Continued. 
GTJIAIfA, FRENCH. 



COTTNTRIES. 


1891 


1892 


1893 


1894 


1895 


1896 


1897 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


General imports (including gold 
and silver) from— 


1,000 
dollars. 
1,430 

(a) 
(a) 
(a) 
(a) 
679 


1,000- 

dollars. 

1,492 

17 

470 


1,000 
dollars. 
1,207 
30 
(a) 
(a) 

344 


1,000 

dollars. 

1,852 

59 

432 


1,000 

dollars 

1,537 

54 

(a) 


1,000 

dollars. 

1,183 

76 

6 149 

6 

95 


1,000 

dollars. 

1,225 

87 

6 118 

15 

133 


1,000 

dollars. 

1,442 

54 

6 180 

7 

175 


1,000 

dollars, 

1,761 

65 

6 216 

12 


1,000 

dollars. 

1,350 

55 

12 
200 


1,000 

dollars. 

1,665 

70 

6 120 

18 

220 


dollars. 
1,455 

6 146 
16 

189 
22 

214 


1,000 

dollars. 

1,330 

50 

6 213 

51 

202 

26 

148 


1,000 
dollars. 
1,663 
61 
289 
43 
201 

112 


1,000 
dollars. 
1,739 
100 
252 
32 
209 
20 
111 


1,000 
dollars. 
























162 


241 


176 


113 


148 


266 










2,126 


1,979 


1,581 


2,343 


2,119 


1,671 


1,819 


2,034 


2,335 


1.884 


2,359 


2,116 


2,020 


2,397 


2,463 








Domestic exports (including gold 


847 
15 

(a) 

(«) 

(o) 

(a) 

(a) 
67 


835 
16 

(a) 
(«) 
44 


927 

(a) 
24 


2,662 
5 

41 


1,573 
4 

36 


1,669 

(a) 
M 


""'Vis" 


1,252 
2 


1,243 


1,177 


1,558 


2,192 
18 
6 49 


2,214 


1,876 


1,665 












64 


67 


25 


26 














32 


23 


12 




41 


50 


29 


42 


21 






















84 
5 


98 


171 






1 


1 


1 


21 


di 


7 












929 


895 


952 


2,708 


1,613 


1,706 


1,371 


1,267 


1,264 


1,225 


1,622 


2,291 


2,370 


2,022 


1,896 









Imports from— 
Europe— 






60 

398 

4,781 

2,875 

200 
2,212 
33 
115 
5,681 
27 

26,236 
108 

1 

49 
123 
71 

91 

191 

5 

3 


67 
330 

108 
1,949 
34 
81 
5,765 
24 

14,352 
20 

1 

48 
101 
39 
13 

116 
16 
5 
9 


320 
5,577 
3,362 

127 
1,919 

115 

' 55 

15, 130 
34 

72 
73 
24 
9 

45 
152 
13 
38 


116 

6,099 
4,363 

134 
2,174 
70 
158 
7,905 
87 

20, 146 
30 
3 

77 
64 
17 

51 

16 
5 
17 


128 

480 

4,989 

4,003 

184 

133 

1,984 

42 

163 

22,594 
47 
5 

64 
53 
28 
9 

51 
211 

25 
13 


125 
590 
5,436 
4,782 
186 
104 

' 45 

157 

8,106 

90 

21, 491 
19 

24 
74 
37 
10 

41 
154 
28 
34 

28 


320 

707 
5,917 
5,678 

381 

152 

2,970 

74 

333 
9,211 

132 

24, 165 
27 
37 

49 
87 
57 
20 

98 
337 
59 
35 
23 


415 

802 

6,757 

6,674 

463 

178 

2,919 

■ 92 

322 

'l24 

31,026 
37 
75 

72 
52 
36 

128 
436 
72 
42 
30 


420 
759 

6,564 

7,080 
536 
279 

2,857 
103 
334 

9,925 
101 

35,190 

69 

31 

24 
17 

111 
357 
77 
84 
27 


354 
1,075 
6,286 
6,452 
397 
235 
2,720 

408 

8,264 

110 

,39,017 
33 

21 
67 
27 
41 

99 
356 
59 
35 
25 


453 

6^537 

9,569 

493 

255 

3,030 

86 

447 

10,331 

122 

40,796 
20 
147 

104 
26 
42 

96 
521 
79 
58 
80 


496 
2,180 
7,473 
9,550 

604 

252 
3,271 

104 

10,026 
222 

42,640 
30 
147 

25 
110 
13 

48 

174 
395 
84 
12 
117 


582 

1,440 

8,555 

9,836 

802 

279 

3,741 

115 

403 

10,461 

273 

48,378 

161 

149 
39 
56 

116 

138 
36 
59 


548 
























10,293 
















Spain 






3,781 
















United Kingdom 






10 051 










North America- 






72 480 


















South America- 






























38 


Asia— 














629 


















Africa 






23 
















43.413 


30,287 


34,000 


42,254 


42,204 


43,603 


50,869 


61,318 


65,083 


66,229 


75,905 


78,361 


86,122 


109,562 








Exports to— 
B°l|fum 




252 

3,437 

3,215 

37 

19 

490 

11,298 

4 


607 
2,477 
2,203 
■ 2 
36 
276 
9,791 


215 

1,304 

1,519 

26 

72 

296 

6,203 

2 


190 

1,069 

1,562 

33 

142 

459 

7,661 

14 


534 

1,111 

1,585 

66 

287 

434 

8,793 

25 


577 
955 

2,248 
30 
150 
607 

7,269 


702 

2,399 

3,155 

324 

121 

555 

6,664 

15 


1,227 

2,976 

1,914 

228 

25 

558 

6,709 

30 


909 
3,133 
2,383 

112 

431 

5,880 

54 

90 

2,776 

113 


2,172 

' 77 

27 

583 

5,908 

16 

54 

2,527 

180 


2,419 
977 
2,123 
16 
59 
292 
4,662 
16 

2,069 
209 

127 

57, 473 

10 


2,265 

1,469 

3,815 

36 

17 

468 

10,760 

8 

25 

2,453 

102 


2,515 

2,834 

4,905 

33 

6 

1,080 

11,246 

16 

64 

1,917 

126 


3,894 
2,746 
7,310 

7,775 
25 

122 

1,802 

276 


3,619 
10,' 221 




3,069 
2,340 

158 
3 

433 
9,142 




Netherlands 








1,096 
20,753 






North America- 










170 

42,294 
1 
31 


117 

195 

1 

12 

32,453 

33 






27 
609 


971 

382 

2 

42,834 
25 
5 


2,503 
230 
93 
29 
49,291 
66 
37 







163 


10/ 
3 
3 
36,950 
9 
23 


446 
2 

33,796 
6 
37 


575 










4 

37, 786 

5 

48 


42,534 

61 
2 


44, 152 
17 
19 
3 


41 
54,800 
9 
27 
3 


13 
57,559 

1 
24 


17 
56, 100 

23 
12 


7 

' 9 
74 


67 

69,095 

21 

6 








All other North America 

South America 


104 
33 
















Total 

Difference due to undervalua- 


53,152 
108 


55,846 
241 


58,018 
75 


42,449 


45,609 
2,120 


56,079 
2,6C1 


56, 675 
3,137 


58,167 
3,946 


65,916 
4,528 


3,811 


72,992 
4,415 


70,517 
5,058 


5,786 


88,527 
6,114 


90,142 


135, 027 







a Included with "All other countries." 

6 British Guiana only. 

c Includes both foreign and domestic merchandise. 

i United Kingdom only. 

e Fiscal years, compiled from the Boletin de Estadis 
rates: 1893, 66.3 cents; 1894, 53.5 cents; 1895, 50.2 cents; 18 
1903, 40.2 cents; 1904, 45 cents; 1905, 46.5 cents. 

/ About 90 per cent of the gold exports go to the United States, and the value of exports i 



made at the following 



' United States should be increased correspondingly. 



78 



Imports into t 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 

) Exports from Principal Countries of America, 1891-1906, by Countries — Continued. 
MIQTJELON AND ST. PIERRE. 



COUNTRIES. 


1891 


1892 


1893 


1894 


1895 


1896 


1897 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


and silver) from— 


dollars. 

752 

21 

(«) 

(") 

ii 


1,000 

dollars. 

853 

30 

(a) 

(a) 

iSi 


1,000 
dollars. 
472 
26 
C) 
(a) 
(a) 
(a) 
694 


1,000 
dollars. 
563 
26 
(") 
(a) 
(a) 
(a) 
713 


1,000 
dollars. 

100 

(a) 
821 


1,000 

dollars. 

730 

154 

70 
273 

150 


1,000 
dollars. 
774 
93 
294 
47 
90 
305 
198 


1,000 
dollars: 

' 69 

43 
87 
338 

217 


1,000 
dollars. 
1,446 
89 
309 
69 
70 
365 
141 


1,000 
dollars. 

17 
302 

25 
437 


doUars. 
951 
14 
315 

447 


doUars. 
865 

22 
267 

42 
421 


dollars. 

5 
170 

406 
(a) 
104 


dollars. 

2 
167 

44 
308 
(a) 


dollars. 
544 

197 
35 


dollars. 
543 








128 




35 




232 


Other British possessions 










2,611 


2,034 


1,193 


1,303 


1,576 


1,673 


1,801 


2,496 


2,489 


1,800 


1,897 


1,744 


1,603 


1,205 


1,050 


61,013 






Domestic exports (including gold 
and silver) to— 


1,639 
292 

(a) 
16 


'239 
(a) 

C) 
130 


1,063 
343 

^ll 


1,091 
276 
(") 
^2^2 


1,467 
230 
(a) 

^2^6 


1,289 

203 

199 

130 

2 


1,260 
199 
189 
193 


1,026 
310 
65 


1,035 
208 
122 
42 
98 


1,945 
313 


1,661 

222 

100 

4 

(a) 

32 


1,779 
4 


'211 
43 
4 

^"\l 


1,202 
74 
27 


1,112 
45 
32 
2 


b 1, 145 




i>51 




616 




62 




(a) 
















1,946 


1,604 


1,857 


1,649 


1,993 


1,823 


1,841 


1,487 


1,505 


2,365 


2,019 


2,157 


1,649 


1,307 


1,196 


c 1,218 







NE WEOUNDL AND . <* 



Imports from— 
Europe- 


31 
106 

324 

2,533 

1 548 

37 




25 

54 
2,718 

244 
2,927 

' 21 


25 
2,574 

313 

2,679 

' 7 


16 

52 

1,485 

250 
2,888 
1,303 


17 

73 

1,876 

2,232 

1,474 

29 


16 

48 

1,961 

172 

1,594 

2,135 

12 


15 

39 

■ 1,519 

108 

1,824 

1,671 

13 


41 
66 

209 

2,088 

1,929 

43 


43 

78 
2,224 

272 

2,806 

1,993 

81 


28 

100 

2,329 

2,489 
'119 


26 

2,245 

179 
2,613 

'193 


40 
79 

2,148 

2,870 

2,921 

184 


71 
2,479 

237 
3,423 
2,991 

210 


23 

109 

2,655 

378 
4,106 
2,750 

258 


26 








2,651 


North America- 


223 




3,522 




3,609 
269 










6,964 




7.677 


7,264 


6,001 


5,987 


5,938 


5,189 


6.311 


7,497 


7,476 


7,839 


8,480 


9,449 


10,279 


10, 414 




Exports to— 
Europe- 


24 
230 
456 




16 
311 
314 

'395 
1,327 

247 

657 

1,428 


18 
365 
126 

768 

246 

1,366 

246 

774 

1,230 


37 

435 

306 

4 

■ 878 

1,751 

264 
691 

427 

1,096 


48 

314 

4 

1,245 

280 
1,728 

303 
639 

489 

1,082 


264 
107 

147 
1,349 

208 
478 
533 


180 
173 
25 
753 
125 
1,356 

273 

482 
427 

1,289 
2 


144 
593 

110 
800 

1,443 

419 
542 
620 

1,913 

2 

122 


138 
972 
113 
148 

1,009 
291 

1,942 

309 

520 

1,005 

2,069 

1 

110 


112 

592 
30 

'364 
1,832 

321 

712 
884 

2,100 


159 

112 
217 

1,454 
252 

2,106 

443 
1,046 
1,208 

1,712 


„4 
774 

210 

'3.36 
2,173 

492 
1,103 
1,357 

1,295 
12 
177 


154 
763 
464 
216 

1,714 
348 

1,994 

1, 10.3 
1,470 

1,578 

7 

189 


107 

546 
235 

1,802 
513 

1,941 

385 
1,136 
1,419 

1,370 

8 

304 






236 




1 227 




'227 




1,066 

729 

2,011 

806 

1,118 
13 
115 




1,847 
807 






1,663 


North America- 


417 




1.777 






South America- 


1 849 


All other British possessions. . . 






85 


64 


102 


114 


85 


127 


149 


621 








7,540 




6,368 


5,892 


6,220 


6,638 


4,925 


5,227 


6,936 


8,627 


8,360 


9,556 


9,977 


10,382 


10,669 


12,086 





Imports (including bullion and 
specie) from— 

Europe- 
Germany 

United Kingdom 

Belgium 

North America- 
United States , 



South 

Chile... 

Brazil. 
All other 



Exports (including bullion and 
Europe- 



United Kingdom.. 

North America — 
United States 

South America- 
Chile 

Colombia 

All other countries. . 

Total 



8,106 



9,718 



7,182 



(/) 



i%. 



10, 6S 



10,332 I 11,276 



15,099 



.4,733 



5,359 



a Included in "All other cc 

d Years 1897-1906 ended June 30. Prior tt , .. 

Dominion of Canada, but in that and subsequent years they are "credited to the country of origin, 
bullion and specie. Records for 1892 destroyed by fire. 

« Values, as expressed In sales, converted at the rate of 48.665 cents. Compiled from British Diplomatic ai 
cial Monographs of 1899, years 1895-96; from Estadistica General de Aduanas de Peru for 1898, years 1897-98; 1 
from Deutsches Handelsarchiv for Jxme, 1907, years, 1902-05. 

/No data. 

9 Includes imports into Iquitos amounting to $912,663, of which countries of origin are unknown. 

h Includes exports from Iquitos amounting to Sl,390,324, of which countries of destination are unknown. 



n these statements include imports and exports of 



CO^BIERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



79 



Imports into and Exports from Principal Countries op America, 1891-1906, : 

TJRUGUAX.a 



f Countries — Continued. 



COUNTRIES. 


1891 


1892 


1893 


1894 


1895 


1896 


1897 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


Imports (special trade) from— 
"^Bellfum 


1.000 
dollars. 
755 
2,560 
1,907 
2,023 
1,888 
5,663 
43 

216 

1,632 

1,742 

131 

99 

4 


1,000 
dollars. 

2,336 
2,163 
2,089 
1,835 
5,839 
22 

141 
1,143 

1,109 

' 66 
63 
2 


1,000 
dollars. 
1,121 
2,019 
2,219 
2,063 
1,907 
6,624 
16 

205 
1,146 

1,236 

1,653 

81 

50 

1 


dTa%. 
1,327 
2,468 
2,792 
2,172 
1,986 
8,294 
19 

232 
1,745 

1,416 

2,010 

101 

47 


1,000 
dollars. 
1, 413 
2,463 
3,069 
2,253 
2,100 
8,158 
19 

221 
1,820 

2,317 

2,294 

59 


1,000 
dollars. 
1,769 
2,575 
2,844 
2,361 

7i524 
29 

147 
1.836 

3,644 
1,494 

80 


1,000 
dollars. 
1,162 
2,026 
1,891 
1,754 
1,746 
5,009 
22 

97 
1,556 

3,051 
i;676 

96 


1,000 
dollars. 
1,419 
2,727 
2,391 
2,357 
2,044 
6,993 
17 

95 

3,401 

1,937 

128 

111 

9 


1,000 

1,916' 

2; 737 
2,461 

7409 
20 

120 
2,276 

3,982 

1,450 

125 

'7 


1,000 
dollars. 
1,611 
2,049 
3,619 
2,287 
1,886 
6,552 
18 

120 
2,257 

2,792 

1,312 

115 

175 


1,000 
dollars. 
1,473 
2,235 
3,013 

103 
2,148 

3,180 

1,593 

91 

158 


1,000 
dollars. 
1,111 
2,567 
3,404 
2,186 
1)723 
6,305 
18 

110 
2,132 

1)560 
92 
172 


1,000 
dollars. 
1,402 
2,835 
3,649 
2,372 
1,511 
6,824 
22 

128 
2,201 

3,191 

'113 
181 

1 


di^rs. 
914 
2,112 
2,694 
1,860 
1,216 
5,532 

123 
2,121 

3,505 

' 82 
155 


1,000 
dollars. 
1,409 

2)699 

1,554 

8,206 

181 

153 
3,074 

l)631 
94 
177 


1,000 
dollars. 










Italy 
















North America- 








South America- 








Chile 


































Total 


19,623 


19,030 


20,341 


24,609 


26,249 


26,398 


20,175 


25,627 


26,526 


24,793 


24, 497 


24,317 


25,958 


21,938 


31,824 








Exports (special trade) to— 
Europe- 
Belgium 


3,702 

6,498 

i;523 

581 

190 

235 

5,130 

1,912 

2,556 

4,872 

174 

183 


3,273 

4,560 

2; 075 

381 

149 

439 

4,631 

652 
2,320 

3,086 

4,667 

442 

159 


3,650 
5,818 
1)617 

362 

391 

3,367 

449 
1,481 

4,943 

'l48 
169 


4,558 

5,610 

1,502 

579 

242 

901 

4,102 

290 
1,965 

6,194 

8,309 

174 

192 


4,511 

6,028 

1,727 

719 

120 

308 

5,118 

210 
3,162 

4,215 

7,116 

294 

122 


5,561 

5,211 

2,504 

493 

148 

701 

2,050 

14 
1,772 

5,061 
7; 489 

151 


5,151 

5,140 

3,169 

746 

410 
1,815 

112 
2,985 

4,153 

6,141 

231 

96 


5,583 

5,705 

2,906 

597 

146 

244 

2,982 

215 
1,017 

5,499 

6;054 

226 

132 


6,071 

5,994 

4 542 

751 

129 

485 

2,476 

617 
1,684 

7,252 

7,229 

286 

302 


4^954 

2,871 

750 

158 

608 

2,046 

470 
1,729 

2,921 

7 856 

507 

149 


4,330 

5,093 

3,304 

499 

243 

636 

2,500 

479 
2,004 

4)605 
299 
194 


4,910 
4,814 

'831 

316 

776 

3,399 

3,318 

6,695 
4,801 

354 


6,373 
6,164 
4,939 
1,099 
225 
528 
3,453 

1,187 

6,624 

5,497 

384 

379 


7,171 
6,777 
5,320 
1,113 
233 
769 
2,551 

1,312 
2,137 

6,710 

5,107 

294 

299 


6,394 
5,701 

'955 

55 

586 

1,876 

664 
2,093 

6,022 

3,324 

259 

557 








Italy 








Spain 








North America- 
Cuba 








South Araerica- 






















27,916 


26,834 


28,622 


34,618 


33,650 


31,437 


30,317 


31,306 


37,818 


30, 411 


28,674 


34,805 


38,640 


39,793 


31,852 









-W^EST ISTDIES- BRITISH. 

THE BAHAMAS.!- 



Imports (including bullion and 
specie) from— 


632 
22 
12 
69 


227 

14 
3 
37 


223 
617 

15 
7 

94 


219 
578 

13 
3 

38 


176 
621 

13 
4 

26 


224 

12 
4 
28 


225 
637 

3 

19 


287 
831 

21 
5 

16 


316 
1,236 

21 


367 

2 
34 


408 
1,496 
26 
14 
45 


305 
1,116 
23 
10 
36 


309 

1,060 

16 

11 


306 
1,070 
28 
12 
31 


375 

1,069 

21 








Other British West Indies . .. 






37 










928 


961 


956 


851 


840 


948 


905 


1,160 


1,602 


1,632 


1,989 


1,490 


1,434 


1,447 


1,502 








Exports (including bullion and 
specie) to- 
United Kingdom 


504 
25 
('^) 
14 
14 


44 
592 
41 

21 

8 


68 
435 
45 

14 

7 


81 
468 
47 
(<:) 
19 
14 


72 
501 
15 

2 
13 


65 
520 
45 

33 
13 


554 
33 

52 
15 


146 
547 
31 
3 
84 
40 


91 
555 
47 

4 
53 

1 


57 
808 
36 

55 
14 


91 

728 
94 
37 

86 

8 


719 
57 

11 


743 

58 

42 
24 


623 
49 

51 
5 


61 

98 
59 
18 




























Total 


623 


706 


569 


629 


<2 603 


d676 


d726 


<i851 




976 


1,044 


992 


1,018 


924 


994 









BARBADOS.^ 



Imports (including bullion and 
specie) from— 
Europe- 


2,105 

409 

287 
73 

84 


2,284 

431 
188 

1,840 

65 
41 

105 


580 

313 

71 

2,441 

107 


2,470 

537 
254 

2,2i5^ 

124 


1,905 

392 
216 
58 

120 
52 

169 


2,276 

478 

196 

72 

1,738 

126 


2,310 

529 

178 

59 

1,567 

105 
35 

50 


2,083 

561 
204 
62 

89 
69 

145 


385 
134 

73 
111 

66 


2,171 

379 

209 

82 

1,740 

73 

248 

1 

145 


2,252 

155 

69 

1,825 

114 


1,856 

395 

231 

47 

1,381 

129 


1,763 

210 

1,418 

138 


2,335 

281 

67 

1,718 

157 


2,168 

416 

70 
1,639 

123 
22 

152 

90 


2,346 

447 
413 


North America- 
British North America 

Other British West Indies . . . 
All other West Indies 


South America— 


174 






Asia- 
British India 


225 
169 


237 
1 
91 


186 

7 

279 


62 

■■""ioV 


77 
128 


12 

32 


145 

4 

128 


163 


All other British possessions . . . 




107 


134 


32 


49 








Total 


5,195 


5,264 


6,679 


6,226 


4,657 


5,104 


4,909 


5,153 


4,857 


5,086 


4,972 


4,247 


3,998 


J^2^ 


5,083 


5,802 





a Compiled from the Anuario Estadistico de la Repflblica Oriental del Uruguay. 

b Figures for 1901 include fifteen months ended March 31, 1902; for 1902, the twelve months ending March 31, 1903; for years subsequent to 1902, calendar year 
statements. 

c Not separately stated. 

d Probably includes transshipments. 

e For 1893 and subsequent years the value of imports includes an estimated amount for freight and value of packages; in previous years the value was that of the 
goods at the port of shipment. The amount of the above charges was approximately 21.4 per cent of the total value of the imports in ^""'^ "= " * '" ''°"-' ""'' 



COMMERCIAL MIERICA IN 1907. 



Imports into and Exports i 



[ Principal Countries of America, 1891-1906, by Countries — Continued. 
>VEST IKDIES-BRITISH— Continued. 
BARBADOS— Continued. 



COUNTRIES. 


ISO! 


1892 


1893 


1894 


1895 


1896 


1897 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


Exports (including bullion and 
specie) to— 
Europe- 


1,000 

dollars. 

363 

481 

522 

103 

2,167 

263 
1 
8 
55 


1.000 

dollars. 

580 

600 

574 

115 

2,438 

152 


1,000 

dollars. 

691 

621 

710 

66 

3,677 

214 


1,000 
dollars. 

748 

597 

46 

2,448 

202 


1,000 

dollars. 

340 

466 

596 

83 

1,100 

218 


1.000 

dollars. 

187 

583 

601 

84 

2,033 

153 
21 


1,000 

dollars. 

165 

420 

597 

87 

2,090 

112 
61 


1,000 

dollars. 

171 

567 

71 
1,950 

151 

97 


1,000 

dollars. 

246 

540 

736 

34 

2,263 

191 
93 


1,000 

dollars. 

332 

714 

657 

68 

2,439 

131 
101 


1,000 

dollars. 

332 

661 

615 

85 

2,700 

108 
92 


1,000 

dollars. 

249 

595 

418 

25 

1,422 

79 
91 


1000 

dollars. 

130 

059 

349 

37 

1,239 

183 
75 
2 
17 


1,000 

dollars. 

449 

1,217 
677 

1,396 

165 

313 

2 

58 


1,000 

dollars. 

878 

1,344 

697 

38 

1,292 

76 
169 
13 

47 


1,000 

dollars. 

1,065 


North America- 

■ British Nortli America 

Other British West Indies . . . 

AU other West Indies 

United States 


1,415 
828 


South America- 


55 








7 
43 


11 


7 
123 






49 


28 


51 


53 


12 


30 


31 


1303 








3,963 


4,509 


6,050 


4,791 


2,858 


3,690 


3,583 


3,743 


4,115 


4,472 


4,624 


2,883 


2,691 


4,190 


4,554 









BERMUDA ISLANDS. 



Imports (including bullion and 
specie) from— 


417 
6 107 

1,002 
49 


429 
M25 

18 
987 

43 


421 
bin 

16 
997 

49 


418 
6 103 

14 
821 

36 


430 
6 96 

11 
912 

38 


438 
6102 

12 
897 

35 


464 
119 

950 
31 


149 

999 

42 


508 
161 
10 
1,199 
42 


506 
153 
17 
1,220 
37 


2,006 

200 

19 

1,445 

- 78 


1,998 
'254 

28 
1,565 

54 


2,071 
320 

24 
1,414 

37 


1,136 
419 

31 
1,436 

56 


871 
395 

' 61 






270 


















Total 


d 1,586 


d 1,602 


d 1,594 


dl,392 


d 1,487 


d 1,484 


d 1.573 


d 1,710 


d 1,920 


d 1,933 


3,748 


3,899 1 3,866 


d3,078 


d2,644 








lion and specie) to— 


9 
610 
600 
13 


529 
12 


8 
6 17 
580 
21 


10 
6 13 
433 

29 


535 


14 
6 16 
481 

18 


17 

8 

589 

7 


20 
10 
510 
14 


9 

537 
11 


21 

4 

406 

5 


15 

2 

416 


28 

7 

479 

6 


10 

492 

6 


13 

10 

545 

7 


14 

8 

478 

13 






'7 




«.598 












632 


562 


626 


479 


564 


529 


621 


554 


563 


436 


437 


520 


522 


575 


513 


e785 







GRENADA. 



Imports (including bullion and 
specie) from— 


476 


385 


405 


487 
65 
103 

58 
292 

14 


130 
58 

266 
21 


68 
137 

53 
218 

11 


384 

123 
50 

217 
12 


462 

I /262 

254 
4 


496 
f 633 
\ 165 
1 94 

280 
36 


514 

139 
92 

324 
25 


555 
6 55 
125 

347 
19 


513 

98 

391 
22 


547 
76 
66 
49 

374 
25 


571 
57 

127 
77 

370 
45 


487 
104 
104 

43 










105 
44 

226 
10 


121 

42 

215 

9 


lis 

61 
215 
12 






















861 


772 


811 


'959 


855 


751 


800 


982 


ff 1,104 


rt,133 


1,200 


1,164 


1,137 


1,247 


1,155 








lion and species) to — 


1,064 
24 
14 
22 


1,173 

27 
16 
48 
24 


1,426 
25 
22 
43 


12 
24 
19 
10 


685 
■ 15 

100 
23 
26 


825 
16 
10 
31 
13 


675 
39 


1,185 
8 

43 

10 


1,072 
11 
123 
64 


1,260 

69 
155 

7 


1,102 
159 


1,292 

13 

31 

129 

4 


981 
10 
82 

237 
5 


1,017 

12 

218 

297 

8 


877 

164 

287 
19 


























1,152 


1,288 


1,538 


923 


849 


895 


752 


1,252 


91,282 


1,499 


1,467 


1,469 


1,315 


1,552 


1,358 









Imports from — 
Europe- 


9 
34 

4,196 

51 

890 

3,184 

159 


14 

42 

4,872 

182 

900 

3,292 


12 

5,794 

56 

917 

3,501 

62 

90 


10 

122 

5,384 

144 

907 

3,909 

67 

■■"123" 


13 

116 

5,383 

80 

817 

4,636 

43 

2 
49 


20 

99 

4,513 

62 

738 

3,557 

3 


9 

62 

3,781 

105 

579 

3,503 

29 
1 
13 


16 

128 
3,988 

63 

623 

3,930 

29 
1 
54 


7 

4,250 

73 
574 

5' 

23 


4 

147 

3,964 

52 

3,489 

17 
2 
18 


4 

129 

4,175 

79 

575 

3,565 

5 

is' 


2 

157 

5,006 

75 

677 

3,944 

14 


4 

179 

4,615 

90 

705 
4,170 

25 

1 
14 


5 
163 

77 

564 

3,500 

2 

35 


2IJ 
4,625 

113 

771 

3,678 

4 
2 
29 






200 




5,477 

137 

898 


North America- 
Other British West Indies. . . 




4 204 


Asia— 










42 


78 










8,565 


9,448 


10,501 


10,666 


11,139 


9,034 


8,082 


8,832 


8,975 


8,381 


8,545 


9,876 


9,803 


8,187 


9,450 


11,005 







a Includes S186,703 of bunker coal, : 

6 Total for British North America. 

c Includes all British West Indies. 

d Exclusive of government stores. 

c Includes all foreign merchandise exported. 

/ Total for British America. 

g Includes an estimated amount for freight, i 

A Including imports and exports of bullion a: 



for first time as an export in 1906. 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



81 



Imports into and Exports f 



I Principal Countries op America, 1891-1906, by Countries- 
west USTDIES— BRITISH— Continued. 
JAMAICA— Continued. 



COUNTRIES. 


1891 


1892 


1893 


1894 


1895 


1896 


1897 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


Europe— 


1,000 
dollars. 
159 
276 
236 
54 
2,739 

129 
291 


1,000 
dollars. 
255 
302 
235 
59 
2,490 

58 
225 


1,000 

dollars. 

210 

365 

87 
2,697 

122 
174 


1,000 
dollars. 
165 
185 
401 
130 
2,496 

146 


1,000 
dollars. 
181 
302 
427 
100 

2,518 

76 
149 


1,009 
dollars. 
115 
349 
249 
■ 72 
1,966 

65 
84 


dollars. 
94 
400 
153 
55 
1,546 

67 
96 

4,366 
28 
159 


95 
468 

50 

100 
112 

4,781 
31 
229 


dX'rs. 
87 
562 
183 
54 
1,741 

153 
144 
166 
5,753 
52 
196 


d'oZs. 
48 
618 
184 
35 
1,650 

163 
.154 

48 
5,579 

59 
208 


1,000 

dollars. 

40 

84 

1,995 

69 
155 
24 
6,193 
31 


1,000 
dollars. 

424 

231 

66 

2,125 

261 

7,592 
40 
199 


1,000 
dollars. 
53 
486 
231 
69 
1,374 

10 

4,419 

25 


1,000 
dollars. 
138 
377 
208 
40 
1,320 

617 

4 

3,738 

34 

269 


1,000 
dollars. 
40 
687 
201 
45 
1,736 

110 
544 
102 
5.148 
70 
286 


1,000 

dollars. 

26 




626 




176 




54 




2,091 


Nortli America- 
Other British West Indies... 


114 
723 




41 




4,269 
218 


4,647 
286 


' 19 
255 


5,491 

7 

241 


5,194 


4,050 
18 
187 


5,543 


All other British possessions.. 


' 90 
310 






Total 


8,381 


8,564 


10,101 


9,350 


9,115 


7,155 


7,014 


8,091 


9,091 


8,746 


9,437 


11,155 


7,510 


6,992 


8,969 


9,694 







LEEWARD ISLANDS. 



[mports (including bullion and 
specie) from— 


876 
99 
117 

99 


1,080 
134 
116 
756 


1,076 
131 
104 

85 


1,007 
118 
103 

82 


795 
126 
126 
789 
97 


871 
118 
143 
730 
95 


650 
604 


652 

554 
67 


722 
102 

04 


100 
96 


783 
135 
94 

62 


82 
73 


821 
131 
47 
731 
108 


854 
123 

701 
123 


132 
107 




British North America 








All other countries 


209 ........ 








1,968 2,175 


2,146 


2,096 


1,933 


1,957 


1,.522 


1,460 


1,655 


1,686 


1,743 


1,823 


1,838 


1,889 


2,048 1 






Domestic exports (including bul- 
lion and specie) to- 


255 
31 

1,444 
107 


317 
21 

138 
1,843 

243 
52 


23 

77 

1,981 

215 

53 


159 
20 
73 

'299 
100 


237 
20 
53 

255 
43 


218 
21 
51 
955 
246 
49 


24 
34 

'123 
91 


304 
34 
23 

97 


256 
22 
12 
1,123 
139 
45 


281 

12 
733 
168 

41 


12 
28 


375 
29 
13 

438 

41 


293 

6 
295 
680 
27 


378 
26 
10 
274 
807 
48 


542 
25 
6 
166 
996 
78 
















British North America 










a 1,933 


<i2,614 


2,638 


02,139 


a 1,303 


11,540 


"1,599 


a 1,394 


1,597 


1,254 


1,429 


1,423 


1,331 


1,543 


1,813 









Imports (including bullion and 


672 


505 


423 


456 


363 


496 


581 


683 


29 

30 
418 

72 


,075 
34 

30 
605 
129 


43 
128 

34 
555 
108 


50 

502 
63 


1,137 
40 

28 
327 


1,173 

61 
41 
416 
64 


463 
50 

167 
25 

600 
78 








Barbados 














194 
43 

280 
96 


91 
32 
404 






51 
192 
166 


45 
185 


48 
173 


56 
203 
198 


33 
192 
166 


34 
222 
175 


















1,081 


842 


822 


913 


754 


927 


1,194 


1,324 


1,377 


1,964 


1,862 


1,588 


1,700 


1,804 1 1,383 








Domestic exports (including bul- 
lion and specie) to- 


181 


218 


269 


210 


118 


117 


185 


54 


65 

75 
268 


1 
157 


134 

10 
16 
183 


4 

6 

128 

97 


177 

164 
35 


248 
50 
11 

114 
8 


226 
28 
11 

161 






















10 
500 


20 
267 






359 


369 


2i7 
382 


237 
263 


220 


72 
267 












Total - 


C635 664 


868 


710 


497 


456 


c751 


d451 


416 


479 


344 


303 


384 


431 


• 433 





ST. VINCENT, e 



Imports (including bullion and 
specie) from— 


216 
184 
65 
11 


240 
207 
41 
13 


201 
187 
53 
14 


456 
136 
203 
118 


135 
123 
51 

7 


145 
149 
45 


138 
162 
33 
12 


/133 
/218 

4 


143 
239 
101 
22 


173 
169 
116 
■ 22 


154 
119 
74 
18 


120 
111 

16 


152 
117 
96 
14 


140 
131 
74 


124 
138 
59 
15 




Other British West Indies .. . 












Total 


476 


501 


455 


913 


316 


348 


345 


430 


505 


480 


365 


385 


379 


361 


336 








Domestic exports (including bul- 
lion and specie) to- 


194 

207 
32 


255 
163 


203 
122 
220 
13 


210 
28 
175 
297 


126 
95 
91 
22 


103 
76 

106 
43 


99 
85 
106 
45 


69 
70 
9 


94 
43 

1 


348 
66 
38 


137 
52 
44 


108 
61 
21 


93 
73 

5 


108 
97 

34 


118 
110 

23 




other British West Indies . . . 














^480 


<7 572 


?558 


£^710 


»334 


!7A328 


ffA335 


gh 217 


J* 140 


456 


242 


199 


179 


248 


252 









a Probably includes transshipments. 

b The value of bunker coal is included in the imports but is excluded from the exports. 
c General exports prior to 1899. 

d Includes ,$292,000, value of a cargo of coal recovered from a wreck and exported. 

e Import figures for 1896 to 1899 Include an estimated amount for freight, insurance, and value of package; figures for 
bullion and specie. Figures for 1903 to 1906 are for fiscal years ended March 31 of the year following. 

/Exclusive of the value of goods (35,000 dollars) imported for hurricane relief purposes from Great Britain and British colonies. 

g General exports. 

h Including an estimated amount for value of packages. 

32277—08 6 



exclusive of imports and exports of 



82 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Imports into and Exports from Principal Countries or America, 1891-1906, by Countries — Continued. 

WEST INDIES— BRITISH— Continued. 

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. <■ 



COUNTRIES. 


1891 


1892 


1893 


1894 


1895 


1896 


1897 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


Imports (including bullion and 
specie) from— 
Europe- 


doOars. 
578 
221 
23 
6 85 
3,785 

321 

188 

30 

2,055 

1,855 

608 
30 
425 


1,000 

dollars. 

449 

199 

44 

6 61 

3,696 

177 

40 

2,224 

1,941 

566 
37 

348 


1,000 
dollars. 
482 
207 
87 
73 
4,265 

380 

262 

33 

2,270 

471 
77 
466 


1,000 
dollars. 

180 

74 

115 

4,065 

314 

25 
2,172 

2,097 

488 
44 
294 


1,000 
dollars. 
394 
194 
79 
103 
4,811 

348 

24 

2,158 

480 
42 
159 


1,000 
dollars. 
459 
244 
122 
113 
4,762 

362 

178 

16 

2,231 

2,550 

590 
45 
317 


1,000 

dollars. 

296 

160 

219 

,,iS 

295 
242 

2,193 

2,252 

416 
29 
109 


1,000 
dollars. 
324 
162 
237 
120 
3,876 

356 

297 

3 

2,415 

2,796 

417 
23 

87 


1,000 
dollars. 
367 
169 
185 
145 
4,622 

305 
535 

2,585 
266 


1,000 

dollars. 

345 

156 

85 
4,292 

322 
213 

2.946 

3,177 

276 
13 
66 


1,000 
dollars. 
343 
177 
407 
77 
4,480 

190 

61 

3,281 

2,921 

354 
15 
116 


1,000 
dollars. 
421 
233 
159 
68 
4,785 

647 

326 

2 

3,417 

2,382 

376 
46 
136 


1,000 
dollars. 

243 
60 

4,598 

580 

361 

6 

3,289 

2,111 

404 
39 
140 


1,000 
dollars. 

255 

25 

78 

4,569 

570 
386 

3,297 

2,623 

369 
54 
167 


1,000 

331 

60 

72 

4,660 

677 

c 1,436 

4 

3,168 

3,205 

534 

c 1,423 

127 


1,000 

dollars. 

345 












71 




4 487 


North America- 
British. North America 

Other British West Indies. . 


247 


United States 

South America- 
Venezuela 


3,296 


Asia- 


632 


All other British possessions... 


242 








'il0,204 


<J10,168 


dll,051 


dl0,477 


<ill,081 


<ill,989 


<il0,517 


dll,lll 


12.341 


12,168 


12,904 


13,004 


12,295 


12,794 


c 16, 077 


15,227 




specie) to— 
Europe- 


899 
165 
76 

3,548 

114 

142 

163 

3,583 

1,135 

06 


1,349 

140 

84 

6 100 

3,862 

70 

113 

242 

3,947 

967 
52 
63 


1,364 
118 
160 
25 

4,206 

48 

182 

158 

3,668 

1,267 
38 
60 


1,271 
160 
104 
36 

4,047 

76 

154 

176 

2,720 

923 
33 
36 


'l80 

42 

17 

4,416 

66 

171 

127 

2,744 

923 

37 


752 
211 
99 
18 
4,593 

39 

128 

124 

3,261 

1,021 


1,066 
355 
168 
22 

3,472 

67 

110 

56 

3,058 

1,240 
24 
70 


1,367 
297 
277 
12 

3,471 

105 
116 

4,202 

1,243 
36 


1,483 
269 
100 
12 

4,330 

124 

117 

117 

4,311 

1,548 
39 
71 


1,396 

334 

297 

8 

4,784 

143 
192 

3,856 

1,407 
50 


1,476 
256 
547 

3,437 

229 

109 

35 

3,977 

' 55 


2,186 

284 

375 

7 

3,047 

153 
273 

4,002 

1,452 

78 
171 


1,571 

253 

270 

5 

2,939 

210 

78 

42 

4,600 

975 
.37 
93 


2,001 

312 

24 

3,977 

1,237 

170 

12 

3,380 

405 

282 


2,377 
290 
296 
35 

4,031 

1,105 
c 1,207 

4,142 

1,273 
C508 
loO 






566 


Netherlands 


588 










North America- 
British North America 

Other British West Indies . . . 


1,048 
172 






South America- 




All other British possessions. . . 
All other countries 


142 








dlO.Oig 


■^10,989 


<J11,294 


■2 9,736 


d 10, 050 


■il0,540 


'19,708 


cill,242 


12,521 


12,577 


11,902 


12,031 


11,073 


12,065 


cl5,420 


13,978 





TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. 



Imports (including bullion and 
specie) from— 


24 

% 

7 
3 
2 


81 
«5 
8 


76 
20 


90 
18 
«'5 

8 


16 
«9 


107 
16 
«6 
5 

5 


100 
17 
ell 

12 
6 


16 
€6 
6 
14 
3 
5 


13 
6 
5 


99 
16 

7 
5 
3 
6 


105 
16 

10 
4 

5 


105 
17 
13 
13 
3 

2 


93 
19 
16 
12 

6 


73 
16 

10 


84 
27 
10 
5 

5 












Jamaica 






















131 


124 


121 


139 


130 


147 


162 


132 


125 


144 


160 


167 


161 


117 


137 








Exports (including bullion and 
specie) to— 


<30 

7 
4 


<31 
95 
3 

1 

1 


e38 


.42 

102 

2 

(/) 

6 

7 


87 
2 


«30 
113 

2 
5 


03 
139 

1 
36 


«24 

2 

1 


12 

128 

2 


18 

120 

2 

4 

1 


19 
128 

1 


21 

106 

3 

3 

23 


14 

120 

2 

16 


11 
96 
3 
2 
2 
3 


12 

3 

1 






























129 


133 


114 


159 


106 


153 


211 


121 


153 


162 


193 


166 


155 


117 


116 









a Including transshipments; exclusive of trade between Trinidad and Tobago. Years 1901 to 1906 ended March 31 of the following year. 

6 Including Cuba and Porto Rico. 

c The increase Is largely due to the fact that during 1905-6 Trinidad became the transshipping center for Royal Mail si 

d Data lor 1891 to 1898 are for Trinidad only, exclusive of its trade with Tobago. 

t Total for British North ' ■— 

/ Less than $500. 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



83 



) AND Exports from Principal Countries of America, 1891-1906, by Countries — Contmued. 
AVEST INDIES— FRENCH. 

GUADELOUPE. 



COUNTRIES. 


1891 


1892 


1893 


1894 


1895 


1896 


1897 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


General imports (including gold 
and silver) from— 


1,000 
dollars. 
1,511 
175 
C) 
C) 

(a) 

(O) 

2,262 


1,000 
dollars.] 
1,878 
204 
(<■) 
(«) 
C) 

11 

1,984 


1,000 
dollars. 
1,887 
184 
C) 
W 

1,785 


1,000 
dollars. 
2,318 
170 
(«) 
(°) 

\?) 
1,881 


1,000 
dollars. 
1,543 
153 
(a) 
{") 
(o) 
(a) 

^l 
1,470 


1,000 
dollars. 
2,187 

%7 
1,012 


1,000 
dollars. 

'l75 


1,000 

dollars. 

1,643 

245 


1,000 

dollars. 

1,872 

177 


1,000 
dollars. 


1,000 

dollars. 

2,239 

190 


1,000 
dollars. 
1.802 
178 
11 
264 
868 


1,000 

dollars. 

1,789 

87 


1,000 

dollars. 

1,297 

82 


1,000 

dollars. 

1,387 

74 


1,000 
dollars. 


French colonies . . 






424 
1,042 


372 
1,000 

'\ 
210 
115 


466 
1,073 

i5' 

66 


408 

1,187 

196 


343 
1,004 


i76 
932 


222 
880 


247 
708 








British possessions in America 




1 
60 
86 


""iu 

42 
















26' 


89 
109 


166 


133 
40 


18 


175 












Total 


3,948 


4,066 


3,856 


4,369 


3,166 


4,192 


3,560 


3,590 


3,697 


4,125 


3,974 


3,304 


3,157 


2,561 


2,594 1 




and silver) to- 


2,728 
132 
(a) 


'■"£ 
K 


4,308 
63 

(<■) 

(a) 

27 


3,832 

(a) 
{") 
17 


2,125 
61 

C) 

(") 
22 


3,387 
93 
3 
2 


2,728 

119 

7 

3 

2 


3,068 

108 

6 

2 


3,237 
144 


2,682 
125 


3,099 

104 

3 


2,988 
52 
6 


3,236 
10 


2,350 
68 
10 


2,853 
40 
10 


















12 


3 


9 


2 


8 


4 








Total 


b 2.927 


4,078 


4,398 


3,938 


2,208 


3,485 


2,859 


3,185 


3,423 


2,819 


3,209 


3,055 


3,333 


2,436 


2,907 








MARTINIQUE, c 


General imports (including gold 
and silver) from— 


'ill 
(d) 

4% 


2,199 
276 

i 

3,'915 


2,043 
349 

J? 

2,560 


2,603 
270 

(d) 

li 

2,747 


1,672 
179 

i 


1,907 
272 


1,934 


2,347 
316 


2,515 
302 


2,165 
346 


2,817 
269 


2,003 
262 


2,106 
225 
24 
189 
1,258 
92 
41 


1,587 
141 


1,548 
101 














417 

1.351 

321 

149 


380 

1,219 

209 

119 


285 

1,390 

183 

182 


376 
1,459 

173 


287 

1,726 

149 

138 


305 

1,616 

64 

135 


54 

1,194 

34 

143 


151 
1,027 

26 


98 
992 
90 
48 








British possessions in America 








Total 


6,496 


6,390 


4,962 1 5,620 


4.084 


4.417 


4,147 


4,703 


5,212 


4,811 


5,206 


3,690 


3,935 


2,976 


2,877 








Domestic exports (including gold 
and silver) to— 
France 


4,102 
59 
W 
266 


.m 


4,011 
18 


3,658 
29 


2,784 
37 

m 


3,370 
44 


3,155 
35 


3,662 
39 


4,369 
42 


4,577 
69 


4,006 
61 
1 
2 


2,659 
36 

1 


2,422 


1,929 
29 

1 
2 


3,019 
46 
4 
2 
4 




















2 


1 


2 


2 


2 






7 


8 


3 












Total 


6 4,427 


2,872 


4,037 


3,690 


2,827 


3,407 


3,192 


3,703 


4,414 


4,649 


4,071 


2,697 


2,465 


1,961 


3,075 









d with "All other cc 

b Includes both foreign and domestic merchandise. 
c Figures for 1902 include the trade of St. Pierre from January 1 
that period. 

d Included with " All other c( 



n of the earthquake and consequent destruction of records at St. Pierre during 



84 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



IMPORTS INTO AND EXPORTS FROM PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES OF AMERICA IN SPECIFIED YEARS, BY ARTICLES. 

ARGENTINA. 

IMPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE). 



ARTICLES. 



1895 



1896 



1897 



1898 



1899 



1900 



1901 



1902 



1903 



1904 



Agricultural implements. dolls. , 
Animals: 

Cattle dolls.. 

Sheep dolls. . 

Books, maps etc dolls. . 

Chemicals and drugs: 

Acid— Acetic, and vinegar 
dolls.. 

Salphuric....pis:: 

Medicine, prepared. ..dolls.. 

Clocks and watches dolls . . 

^"^^ {dSis.*.°^!:: 

c°fl- &:: 

Copper, brass, mfrs. of ..dolls.. 
Cotton, and manufactures of: 

Yarn p-,-;; 

Thread dolls.. 

Cloth dolls.. 

Laces dolls. . 

All other dolls.. 

Earthen and china ware, .dolls. . 
Fibers, vegetable, mfrs.of. dolls.. 
Fish, smoked, canned, and 

pickled dolls. . 

Fruits and nuts dolls.. 

Glass and glassware dolls. . 

India rubber, mfrs. of dolls.. 

Iron and steel: 

Iron bars and/met. tons., 
plates Idolls 

Steel bars and plates. dolls.. 

Rails, steel {^oUs.*°.'^:; 

Galvanized wire dolls. . 

Machinery dolls. . 

All other mfrs. of dolls. . 

Jewelry, etc dolls- 
Lead, and manufactures .dolls.. 
Leather and hides: 

Tanned dolls. . 

All other mfrs. of dolls. . 

Naval stores dolls.. 

Oils: 

Kerosene IdoUs" 

Cottonseed ^li";; 

Paints, colors, and dyes . . dolls . . 
Paper, and manufactures . dolls . . 
Provisions: 

Meat, canned dolls. . 

Cheese i^l\- 

i^-e {il^-:: 

Salt doll.?.. 

Silk manufactures dolls. . 

Spices dolls.. 

Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: 

Wines dolls.. 

DistiUed liquors dolls. . 

Malt liquors doUs.. 

Tea P-"*---- 

■^®'^ \doUs.. 

Tea (yerba mate) p^-; 

Tin and manufactures. . .dolls.. 
Tobacco: 

Unmanufactured. . . -{Jj^cffig' ' 

Cigars and cigarettes. dolls. . 

Preparation for cattle dis- 
eases dolls.. 

Vegetables, fresh, dried.. dolls. . 
Wood: 

Unmanufactured- . /cub. ft. . 
pine spruce \dolls 

Pulp dolls.. 

Manufactures dolls. . 

Woolen manufactures: 

Cloth, aU wool doUs.. 

Cloth, mixed dolls. . 

Yarn dolls.. 

AU other mfrs. of dolls. . 

Zincand manufactures of .dolls. . 
AU other merchandise . . .doUs. . 

Total merchandise .dolls. . 

Gold buUion and specie, .dolls.. 
Silver buUion and specie.. dolls.. 

Grand total doUs.. 



401, 000 
330, 000 
472,000 



123,000 
706,000 
451, 000 



1,532,000 
65, 000 
65,837 

liooiiooo 



333,000 114, 



205, 000 
993, 7U 



229,000 
585, 000 
116, 000 



3,931,000 
688,000 
454,000 



400,000 

2,113,000 

382,000 



10,555.000 
296,000 
204,000 

578,000 
294,000 
209,000 

11, 812, 000 

1, 294, 000 

77,000 



197, 000 
507, 000 
183,000 
372, 000 



91,000 
037, 000 
127, 000 



532,000 
2, 818; 000 
521,000 



654,000 1 
436.000 
234,000 I 



359, 000 

2, 293, 000 

460, 000 

5,531,000 



538, 000 
3,371,000 
3, 728, 000 

127, 000 



1.458,0i 
13,409;0i 



10,716,000 1115,090,000 



715, 000 
216, 000 
770, 000 



2,352,000 

17,000 
111,000 
464,000 



187,000 
152,000 
423,000 



704,000 
1,788,000 

384,000 
2,698,000 



14,476,01 

628,01 

2,857,01 



20,000 
813,000 
472, 000 



411,000 
496,000 
190, 000 



719, 000 
275, 000 
184. 000 
176, 000 



971,000 I 99,433,01 
276,000 I 8,547,000 



I 151,235,000 ,204,; 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



85 



Imports into and Exports from Principal Countries of A: 

AKGENTIN-A-Continued. 
EXPOKTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE). 



Specified Years, by Articles — Continued. 



ARTICLES. 



1895 



1897 



1899 



1900 



1901 



Cattle... 
Horses.. 

Mules... 



--\dol'ls. 
•-{doUs! 
-•{doUs!. 
- -{doUs! '. 



13,615 
235,000 
16,317 



224,000 
20,468 
592,000 



11,748 
227,000 

4, 979! 000 



29,175 
844,000 
120, 106 
351,000 



bMCho tdoUs. 

Bones l^.'.V 



■■\.do!ls. 
--{dSjs^ 
--{do 



Bone ash.. 

'""iTdolls!". 
Breadstufls: 

/bush. . 
--\dolls.. 

--{doUs!! 

Wl^eat {^-1-: 

fbbls. 
--tdoUs. 



Oats.. 



Wheat flour.. 



(to 



"Idolls. 



Charcoal 

Copper, and man 

faetures of: Ore-.ldo'ls 

Feathers: Ostrich and heron 

dolls.. 

Furs and fur skins: Ot- (lbs... 

ter skins ....(dolls.. 



--{™olls. 



Cow, salted.. 

Cow, dry 

Goat 

Kid 

Horse, salt . . . 
Horse, dry... 



--jdolls. 

fibs... 

--(dolls. 

•-{dofls; 

-■{dol'ls; 



Beef, frozen... 



-IdoUs.. 

--|dSls..° 

Beef, jerked.... |^Q^,|g*° 

Tallow fcuV° 

Butter (Manteca) . . . I|}j: 
Mutton, frozen. I^jjg 
Meat extract |'^ 



Seeds: Linseed.. 



Sugar.. 



.i? 



--tdolls.... 
Wood: Quebracho /met. ton 

logs tdolls.... 

Sleepers and ties doll 

Wool: Unwashed . .{™o^[- *°^ 

All other merchandise 

Total merchandise 



133,0 

2,5 

123,01 

1,033,01 

30,404,81 

9,836,0i 

1,233,01 

221,01 

37,121,0: 



Sheep, undressed-j ^^^jj^ 
Leather: Tanned, including sole 

dolls.. 

Oiloake {-tr 

Provisions: 

Meat, canned. . . 



1, 755, 0( 
153, 0( 
276, 4. 

7, 997, 01 



2,009 
96,000 
946,000 



29, 300 
8,295,0( 
2,866,01 



970,000 

43,788,911 
15,226,000 
153,290 
45,000 
33,226,r 
25,322,000 



2,475 
191,000 

i,027,or- 



485,000 
23,696,306 
17,934,000 

1,548^000 



99,000 
192,000 



928,000 

28, 158 
5, 097, 000 



26,550 

8,513,000 

3,025,000 

794, 000 



136, 901 
377, 000 
181, 027 



419, 000 

1,523,000 

199, 000 



496,000 
61,778,175 
39,876,000 



94,000 
144,000 



20, 496, C 
■ , 839, C 
30, 340 



170, 2i 



246,000 
811,000 
291,000 
95,859 
997,000 

5, 173! 000 

23, 242 

7, 515, 000 

3, 113, 000 



214, 000 
a 2, 233 
437, 000 



368,000 

9,067 

174, 000 



2,343,000 

27,300 

965,000 

7,905 



990,000 

97,221,783 
42,837,000 
2,008,686 
523,000 
85,418,961 
64,605,000 
',206,896 
,590,000 



87,487,629 

42,978,000 

1,182,711 

322,000 

105,391,257 

82,877,000 

1,628,271 

5,186,000 

194,739 

2,944,000 



49,932 

8, 827, 000 

24, 248 

9, 581, 000 

4, 206, 000 

1, 042, 000 

972, 000 

255,000 

785 

155, 000 

1 1, 271 

428, 000 

30, 180 

9, 151, 000 



115, 000 
13, 163 
254,000 



240, 000 

152, 857 

14,751,000 



3,871,000 
11,671,000 
2, 044, 000 



27, 367, 000 

2, 437, 000 

18, 311 



5, 135, 000 

2;o8i;ooo 

78, 351 



97,628,000 ! 129,1 



) 213,250,000 2 



Total gold and silver. . 
Grand total 



'3,000 1102,404,000 130, 6( 



86 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Imports into and Exports from Principal Countries of America in Specified Years, by Articles— Continued. 

CANADA. 

IMPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE). 



ARTICLES. 


1890 


1893 


1894 


1895 


1896 


1897 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


Animals: 

Cattle I?,o66"dolis:: 


3,190 

101 

2,644 

49,676 
128 
110 

371 

602 

1,392 
563 

3,331 

1,207 

'613 
382 
189 
150 
130 
304 
328 

2,721 

);i 

3,529 
156 
30 

3,074 
591 
20 

33, 456 
3,539 

411 
1,209 

140 
24, 140 
1,740 

409 

223 
1,313 

373 

1,858 

420 
775 
180 
1,373 
920 

233 

271 
181 

572 
8,582 
403 
197 
923 
1,058 

293 
14,930 
312 
626 
703 

256 

1,461 
1,230 
1,703 

309 

9 

1,242 

23 

309 


1,802 
44 
2,171 
330 
39,312 
118 
21 

638 

358 

1,300 
614 

2,154 

1,048 

34,507 

127 

159 

8 
169 
409 
327 

3,345 

1,501 
6,355 

3^968 
160 
44 

3,470 
631 
20 
476 

36,363 
3,201 

'l52 

23,554 

1,750 

560 

334 

1,843 

314 

902 

690 
1,718 

1,150 

355 

1,505 

1,013 

430 

198 

9,541 
311 
220 

1,509 

319 
18,361 
381 
520 
701 

298 

1,530 
1,321 
1,948 

654 
65 

7.55 

23 

1,090 

17 

174 


441 

15 

1,857 

266 

46,631 

20 

471 

424 

1,228 
454 

1,818 
782 
32,506 
97 
148 
60 
25 
317 
490 
384 

2,954 

1,531 
6,354 
1 360 
3,315 
152 
75 

3,112 
595 
22 
282 

31,435 
2,611 

325 
1,527 

148 
21,637 
1,450 

387 

292 
1,701 

289 

834 

509 
1,648 

404 
482 
330 

i;244 

516 

152 

775 

11,246 

327 

211 

1,345 

311 

15,559 

349 

550 

284 

1,437 
1,216 
1,866 

755 
75 
1,070 
37 
845 


1,797 

207 

42,810 

63 

34 

552 

208 

1,097 
409 

1,749 
877 
47,883 
119 
63 
500 
326 
319 
682 
252 

1,404 
5,351 
1,445 
3,321 
147 
57 

3,259 
595 
20 
258 

45,326 
2,854 

327 
1,602 

140 
29,052 
2,290 

521 

653 
1,059 

262 

671 
381 

l,5qg 

422 

622 

354 

1,235 

1,009 

475 

112 

749 
11,955 
354 
191 
573 
1,070 

14,327 
256 
538 
631 

341 

1,081 
1,195 
1,951 

1,045 
82 

1,451 
48 

1,661 
30 
170 


507 
11 
2,860 
247 
47,468 
76 
31 

475 

315 

1,146 

477 

3,018 
1,185 
41,436 

117 
142 
78 
232 
1,389 
255 

3,088 

1,574 
5,667 
1,538 
3,299 
204 
54 

3,322 
646 
33 
294 

33,479 
2)845 

344 
2,056 

167 
32,073 
2,504 

634 

321 
1,105 

286 

769 

305 
1,457 

492 
746 
420 
1,391 
867 

502 
490 
130 

652 

11,380 

321 

212 

1,176 

299 

14,821 

268 

537 

340 

1^240 
1,946 

1,201 

131 

2,172 

3,187 
51 
121 


4,300 

59 

4,518 

212 

47,615 

87 

1,695 

235 

1,191 
457 

4,163 
1,231 

' 94 
34 
84 

1,591 
261 

3,071 

1,457 
5,695 
1,543 
3,254 
268 
59 

4,505 
678 
46 
270 

39,366 
3,118 

306 
2,196 

182 
27,048 
2,178 

461 

173 
1,218 

265 

761 

459 

1,481 

349 
531 
461 
1,379 
736 

386 
402 
129 

9,006 
328 
199 
680 
893 

319 

14,046 

272 

516 

296 

1,376 
1,191 
2,393 

1,943 
203 

2,754 

4,550 
76 
139 


1,476 
60 
12,900 
428 
45,320 
93 
147 

637 

354 

'560 

19,976 
7,028 
35,587 

146 
58 
42 

357 
1,302 

367 

3,846 

1,461 
5,848 
1,684 
3,180 
347 
46 

4,691 
476 
52 
867 

58,204 
3,876 

359 
3,782 

270 
30,994 
2,429 

690 

209 
1,257 

314 

843 

442 
1,791 

300 
573 
534 

1,877 

455 
460 
225 

10,428 
405 
242 

784 
874 

351 
16,445 
310 
364 
564 

297 

1,998 
1,403 
3,587 

4,290 

407 

5,518 

8.872 
162 
372 


1,637 

73 

15, 116 

39,| 

859 

1,609 

748 

24,003 
9,185 
57,745 

82 
36 
22 
430 

'470 

4,086 

6;491 

2,171 

3,692 

363 

45 

5,159 
507 
63 
798 

51,810 
3,130 

435 
7,025 

489 
35,896 
3,134 

561 

172 

'390 

1,172 

554 
1,827 

425 
941 

478 

'883 
534 
212 
800 

325 
1,468 

410 
18, 187 

552 

724 

342 

2,135 
1,514 
3,872 

6,931 

605 

10,332 

349 

9,617 
192 
444 


3,628 
169 
12, 104 
500 
46, 412 
119 
53 

598 

713 

1,756 
852 

18,000 

7,137 

50,659 

168 

27 
16 

705 
1,405 

518 

4,209 

1,654 
6,603 
2,440 
4,311 
607 
98 

4,921 

491 

75 

1,271 

54,913 
4,229 

443 
6,075 

507 
34,338 
3,229 

280 
1,641 
.438 

1,450 

871 
1,898 

438 

944 

661 

2,757 

1,069 

518 
519 
236 

760 

11,471 

535 

365 

2,000 

446 

24, 110 

622 

703 

339 

2.633 
1,637 
4,214 

8,907 

804 

10,305 

356 

7,569 
216 


8,965 
292 

'419 

83,633 

173 

35 

634 

1,651 

1,890 
845 

14,773 
6,647 

58 
105 

553 

1,111 

670 

5,178 

1,933 
7,924 
2,516 
4,956 
680 
276 

3,846 

405 

86 

1,103 

49,065 
4,774 

415 
8,082 

586 
31,229 
3,101 

267 

2,428 

437 

920 
1,937 

676 
■ 710 

'883 

579 
220 

922 
12,045 
693 
529 
857 
2,354 

490 
16,182 
460 
626 
703 

360 

2,415 
1,662 
4,112 

7,888 

13,092 
426 

10, 184 
147 

448 


11,128 

248 
18,280 
765 
139,814 
372 
53 

526 

2,609 

1,924 
1,014 

4,960 

2,767 

47,143 

145 

66 

148 

89 

685 

1,421 

864 

5,623 

1,652 
7,022 
3,047 
5,712 
843 
265 

'507 

76 

1,507 

64,226 
6,599 

475 

10,354 

754 

36, 169 

3,489 

627 

265 

2,298 

478 

1,776 

1,373 
2,219 

511 
1,297 

955 
3,549 
1,054 

766 
738 
298 

1,265 

11,645 

552 

430 

2^903 

552 
24,411 
721 
666 
651 

351 

2,427 
1,731 
5,079 

9,288 
900 

17, 643 
599 

10,092 
214 
947 


'632 
30,510 

791954 
210 

72 

92 

1,412 

2,255 
i;i96 

6,847 

3,731 

35,247 

115 

65 

58 

811 

1,193 

891 

6,104 

7I029 
3,511 

1^223 
420 

6,196 
623 

1,544 

67,942 
6,968 

606 

12,394 

841 

37,263 

3,556 

738 

290 

2,760 

590 

2,047 

1,649 
2,703 

586 
1,022 

969 
2,938 
1,276 

942 
819 
233 

1,091 

13,054 

737 

561 

1,185 

3,251 

616 
28,591 
767 
702 
870 

434 

2,595 
1,806 
5,661 

11,002 
1,065 
18, 176 

13,970 

302 

1,328 


'533 

31,666 

1,449 

72,562 

203 

83 

24 

2,401 

2,512 
1,257 

10,800 

5; 430 

40,849 

161 

122 

37 

30 

549 

1,429 

1,015 

6,035 

2,275 
10, 461 
4,054 
9,108 
765 
544 

5,464 
491 
102 

1,462 

48,661 
6,955 

615 

15,226 

1,140 

34,731 

3,539 

773 

445 

2,799 

606 

2,236 

2,407 
3,071 

621 

940 
4,544 
1,404 

817 
810 
259 

999 

13,119 

701 

643 

31343 

590 
29,277 
669 
725 
944 

444 

3,508 
2,183 
4,775 

7,598 
747 

9,674 

332 

13,755 

300 

1,024 


20, 188 

336 

12, 448 

1,190 

85,186 

220 

62 

13 

1,692 

2,576 
1,376 

11,633 

6,156 

42,397 

186 

92 

78 

813 

1,202 

1,264 

6,377 

2,604 
12,093 
4,176 
8,003 

343 

6,662 

043 

84 

2,042 

66,683 
6,617 

730 

15, 565 

1,164 

32,069 

3,288 

729 

422 

2,050 

568 

2,398 

2,826 

589 

787 

1,084 

4,400 

1,383 

1,219 
972 
253 

1,343 
12,627 
554 
664 
1,260 
4,160 

643 
19,971 
403 
822 
981 

502 

3,545 
2 222 
5,147 

3,594 
358 
2,212 
71 
10,384 
259 
875 


14,819 

241 

17, 822 


'^°^^^^ |l,06d dolls.. 

SHeep fcdolis".: 


1,569 

70,319 

209 


Articles for use of Army and Navy 
1,000 dolls.. 


8 


Articles for use of Dominion Govem- 


1,833 


Books and other printed matter, n. e. s. 
:. 1,000 doUs.. 


2,962 


Brass, andmanufactures of. ..1,000 dolls.. 

Breadstuffs: 

com. Indian {I'^tts.: 

Flour, wheat ftoM dolls:: 

Meal com 1,000 dolls.. 


1,785 

11,316 

6,180 

41,912 

162 

70 


,„. ' 11,000 bush.. 

Wlieat {lioOOdoUs.. 

All other 1,000 dolls.. 

Carriages and vehicles 1,000 dolls. . 

Cement 1,000 dolls. . 

Chemicals, drugs, dyes, and medicines 
1,000 dolls 


65 
50 

607 
1,837 

996 

7,680 


Coal and coke: 

Anthracite /J'SS2^°?f-- 


2,201 


Bit-^ous Ktons.. 

Coke 1,000 doUs.. 

All other-Dust 1,000 doUs. . 

Coflfee: 

Preor, fl,000 IbS. . . . 

<^'^e''° il,000 dolls.. 

All other 1,000 dolls 


4 496 

8;360 

1,311 

489 

7,401 
750 


Copper, and manufactures of. .1,000 dolls. . 
Cotton, and manufactures of: 

Bow fl,0001bs.... 

^^^ il,000 dolls.. 

Clothing (Including corsets) 
.. 1,000 dolls 


3,102 

68,001 
7,627 


Fabrics, white and fl,000yds... 

bleached 1 1,000 dolls. . 

Fabrics, printed and dyed{}'g^ ^^f,- " 

Thread l',000 dolls: : 

Waste 1,000 dolls.. 


15,537 
1,277 
36,121 
3,601 
763 
613 
3,366 






Earthenware and chinaware, including 
brick and tile 1,000 dolls. . 

Electrical apparatus, supplies, telephone, 
and telegraph instruments. .1,000 dolls. 

Fancy goods 1 000 dolls 


2,693 

3,460 
3,366 


Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses, 
manufactures of: 
Linen duck, canvas, etc., n. e. s. 


690 












6,01( 






Fruits and nuts: 

Bananas |}'^5"S"'''- 


1,201 


Currants, dried and green. 1,000 dolls. 
Oranges, lemons, and limes 


342 


p„i,i„<, (1,000 lbs... 


16,853 








1,552 


Furs, and manufactures of 1,000 dolls. 

Glass, and manufactures of: 

Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, table- 


4,779 


Window, common, and Vi,6oO sq. ft. 
colorless \1 ,000 dolls. . 


38,535 

948 

1,064 






Gold and silver, and manufactures of 
1,000 dolls 


555 


Gutta-percha, India rubber, and manu- 




Hats, caps, and bonnets 1,000 dolls. 

Hides and skins, undressed.. .l,000dolls.. 
Iron and steel, and manufactures of, in- 
Agricultural implements— 

Ha'-^^^ters feodolis:: 


2,279 
6,552 

927 
96 
766 


Mowmgmachmes....{f055-^-,-,-;- 


25 


Plows of all kmds....{f °o5-^-li-; 
Bar iron and steel l.OOOdolls.. 


478 
1,5^ 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



87 



) AND Exports from Principal Countries of America in Specified Years, by Articles — Continued. 
CANADA— Continued. 
IMPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE)— Continued. 



1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 



Iron and steel, and manufactures of, in- 
cluding agricultural implements— Con. 
Canada plates, Russian iron, terne 
plate, and rolled sheets.. 1,000 dolls. 

Engines of all kinds 1,000 dolls. 

Iron in pigs n. e. s 1,000 dolls. 

Machines and machinery, including 

parts, n.e. s 1,000 dolls. 

Rolled iron and steel of all kinds 

l,000doUs. 

Scrap 1,000 dolls , 

Steel rails for railway purpose: 
, "- doUs. 



Tools of all kinds.. 

Tubing 

Wire 

Another 

Jewelry 

Lead, and nr 



.1,000 dolls. 
.1,000 doUs. 
.1,000 dolls. 
.1,000 dolls. 
.1,000 dolls. 
.1,000 dolls. 
Leather, and manufactures of: 

Boots and shoes, n. e. s ..1,000 doUs. 

Sole and upper 1.000 dolls. 

AU other 1,000 dolls. 

Marble and stone, and manufactures of 

1,000 doUs. 

Metals, and manufactures of, n. e. s 

l,000doUs. 

Oils: 

Coal, kerosene, naphtha, petroleum, 

and products thereof ...l,000dolls.. 

Cotton seed, refined, and flaxseed and 

linseed 1 ,000 dolls. . 

All other 1,000 dolls. 

Packages and parcels post 1 ,000 doUs . 

Paints and colors: 

Lead, dry, white, and red,] J nnoibs 
orange mineral and z^c LIo^q^j^,;- 



white. . 



AU other 1 ,000 dolls . 

Paper, and manufactures of . .1,000 doUs. 
Precious stones, including diamonds 

1,000 doUs. 

Provisions: 

Bacon, hams, shoulders,/!, 






U, 000 dolls. 
fl,0001bs... 
■11,000 dolls. 
11,000 lbs... 
■11,000 dolls. 
Pork, barreled in brine...{};000 Jj^^i^j- 

All other 1 ,000 dolls . 

o.,(. (1,000 lbs... 

^^^^ tl,000 dolls. 

Settlers' effects 1,000 dolls. 

Seeds and roots 1,000 dolls. 

Silk, and manufactures of: 

Fabrics, dress and piece good: 

l,000doUs. 

Clothing, n. e. s 1,000 doUs. 

Ribbons' 1,000 dolls. 

Raw 1,000 dolls. 

Velvets, plush fabrics, etc. 1,000 dolls. 

AU other 1 ,000 dolls. 

Soap 1,000 dolls. 

Spices of aU kmds 1,000 doUs. 

Spirits, wines, and malt Uquors: 

Ale, beer, and porter 1,000 dolls. 

Brandy {};°» falls. 

p. „ „ „ ]l,000 gaUs. 

<.rm, n. e. !, ^^^g^ ^j^U^ 

Whiskv il'°"° SaUs 

""^'^^ \l,000doUs. 

Wines of aU kinds 1,000 doUs. 

AU other 1,000 doUs. 

Sugar, molasses, and confectionery: 

Molasses 1,000 doUs. 

(1,000 lbs... 
■\1,000 doUs. 
..1,000 dolls. 

Tea 

Tin, and manufactures of lioOO doUs . 

Tobacco, and manufactures of: 

Cigars and cigarettes 1,000 doUs. 

Unmanufactured /l'"™ '^^- 

unmanuiacturea |j qqq ^^^^ 

AU other 1,000 dolls. 

Turpentine, spirits of |}'^ ff^ 

Vegetables llooo doUs. 

Watches, clocks, and parts, -innn dolls 
Wood, and manufactures of: 

Furniture, including 
etc b i,uuu aous.. 

Logs anrK round unmanufactured 
timber 1 ,000 dolls. . 

Lumber and timber, n. e. s. 1,000 doUs . . 

AU other 1,000 doUs . . 



Sugar 

AU other.. 



1,134 
10,958 



265, 823 

5,88.3 

172 

25,056 



23,044 
3,177 
2,337 



2,641 

1,934 

533 

827 

1,442 

16,926 



;735 
857 


2, 


7,048 


8,' 


5,374 
211 


4,<: 


5,472 
1,249 
1,545 
2,556 
2,749 

.3,33 


3," 

16. 


1,173 
267 
,202 


1, 


717 




1,652 


2, 


2,258 


1, 


604 

765 

2,382 


2, 


1,368 
794 


15, 


2,964 


3, 


1,489 


1, 


'484 
413 
95 
1,224 
103 
5,029 
343 


7, 

7, 
10, 


9,010 


224, 


7,085 
777 


2' 


'273 
1,095 


a'l 



26,314 
3,671 
2,789 



o Including ribbons of aU kinds. 



i Including iron bedsteads. 



com:mercial America in 1907. 



) AND Exports from Principal CouNrEiES op America in Specified Years, by Articles — Continued. 
CAjV AD A— Continued. 
IMPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE)-Continued. 



ARTICLES. 


1890 


1893 


1894 


1895 


1896 


1897 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


Wool, and manufactures of: 

Carpets 1,000 doUs.. 

Cassimeres, coatings, cloths, and 

doeskins 1,000 dolls. . 

Clothing and wearing apparel 


1,052 

938 

1,155 
8,905 
i;729 
934 
8,546 


1,132 

2,559 

1,125 
3,779 

764 

836 

10, 504 

i;651 
879 

8,918 


959 

2,161 

1,018 
3,378 

666 

614 

7,166 

1,085 

781 

6,902 


769 

2,129 

815 
2,667 

601 

7,750 
1,129 
1,046 
7,852 


789 

2,141 

831 
3,177 

755 

408 

8,992 

1,216 

9,191 


619 

1,654 

809 
2,539 

587 

5,704 
878 
577 

7,533 


707 

1,642 

898 
3,008 

722 

11,786 

'724 
9, 739 


932 

2,117 

1,020 
3,406 

988 

534 

9,413 

1,335 

974 

12, .3^3 


990 

1,901 

998 
3,326 

892 

802 

8,055 

1,575 

893 

14,752 


936 

2,396 

953 
3,099 

825 

786 

8,575 

1293 

774 

15.986 


1,081 

2, 573 

976 
3,374 

894 
1.018 
10,361 
1,374 

17! 525 


1,480 

3,321 

1,223 
3,712 

i;395 
7,995 
1,240 
1. 598 
21,110 


1,514 

3, .321 

1.476 
4,100 

1,305 
2,026 

L320 
i;645 
20,793 


1,591 

2,805, 

1,427 
4,830 

1,528 
1,958 
7,617 
1,553 
1,766 
22,894 


1,574 
3,142 


'Fabrics, n. e. s 1,000 doUs.. 

Shirts, drawers, hosiery, n. e. s. 


5,966 


Tweeds 1,000 doUs.. 

Wool, washed only, n. e. s.jWgO ^bSj^- - 


2,074 
6,312 
1,489 




25,030 




Total merchandise 1,000 doUs. . 


111,683 


115,171 


109,071 


100,676 


105,361 


106,618 


126,307 


149, 422 


172,507 


177, 701 


196, 480 


224,814 


243,590 


251,618 


283,282 


Gold and silver: 


932 
151 


364 
6,170 


208 
3,815 


198 
4,379 


192 
5,034 


195 
4,482 


270 
4,121 


306 
4.323 


347 
7,950 


468 
3,069 


1,001 
5,309 


962 
8,015 


845 
7,029 


9 086 


808 


Specie, except U. S. silver coin 








Total gold and silver . . .1,000 dolls. . 


1.083 


6,534 


4,023 


4.577 


5,226 


4,677 


4,391 


4,629 


8,297 


3,537 


6,311 


8,977 


7,874 ' 10,308 


7,079 




112,766 


121,705 


113,094 


105,253 


110,587 


111,295 


130,698 


154,051 


180,604 


181,238 


202,791 


233,791 


251, 464 


261,926 


290,361 





EXPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE). 



Agricultural implements . . 



■11.000 dolls 

fM 

■ll.OOO dolls. 



Barley 

Flour, wheat . . 

Oats 

Oatmeal 



-\1,000 dolls. 
..1,000 dolls. 
..1,000 dolls. 

11,000 bush, 
■1l,000 dolls. 

/1, 000 bush. 
•11,000 dolls. 

11,000 bbls. 
•11,000 dolls. 

(1,000 bush. 
■1l,000 dolls. 



(1,0( 



ibbls 



\l,000dolU. 

Pease, whole and split 1,000 dolls. 

,,,.„„+ 11,000 bush. 

^^^^^ 11,000 dolls. 

All other 1,000 doll: 

f, . f 1,000 tons 

^°^' 11.000 dolh 

Cotton, and manul 



/l,0( 



Fish: 



Cod, dry salted 

Lobsters, canned.. 



Salmon, canned {i OOO ■ 

All other l!oOO doiis' 

Apples, dried, green, and ript 



Hay.. 



U.OOO dolls. 

Hides, horns, hoofs, and skins, other thai 

fur 1,000 dolls. 

Household effects 1,000 dolls. . 

, Iron and steel, and manufactures of 

1,000 dolli 

.Leath^, and manufactures of: 

• Bdbts and shoes 1,000 dolli 

Sole and upper 1,000 dolli 

All other 1,000 doll! 

Musical instruments 1,000 doll: 

Ores and minerals: 



Asbestos 

Copper, fine, contained ii 



)0 dolls. 



Gold-bearing quartz, d u s l 
Lead, metallic, contained Jl.OC 



a Moreover, copper ore was exported for years li 
The value of copper ore for the above four years is ij 
b Inclusive of the value of the ore exported. 



3,147 
13,501 

2,073 
24,042 



30,053 

7,527 



s, value, 3111,086; 3,079 tons, value, $269,169; 340 tc 



2,520 
15,725 
1,772 



44,491 
18,716 

9,033 
878 
3, value, S30,755; 70 tc 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



89 



Imports into and Exports from Principal Countries of America in Specified Years, : 

CANADA— Continued. 
EXPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE)— Continued. 



' Articles — Continued. 



articles. 



1890 1893 1894 



1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 



Ores and minerals— Continued. 

Silver, metalic, contained (1,000 ozs . . 

inorea tl,000dolls. 

All other 1,000 dolls. 

Provisions: 

Meat products — 

„ , fl,0001bs.. 

Beef \1,000 dolls. 

Hog products — 

Bacon tl.OOO dolls. 

„^ ri,000 1bs. . 

Hams tl.OOO dolls. 

All other meat prod-jl,000 lbs. .. 

ucts— Canned 11,000 dolls. 

Dairy products— 

fl,0001bs... 

Butter \1,000 dolls. 

„, 11,000 lbs... 

Cheese il 000 dolls. 

All other provisions 1,000 dolls . 

Clover and grass {J;™ ^^fi^; 

All other 1,000 dolls. 

Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: 

Whi<=w (1,000 galls.. 

Whisky \1,000 dolls. 

All other 1,000 dolls. . 

Vegetables: 

■o + t„n. (1,000 bush.. 

Potatoes I^OQO ^Qllg _ 

All other 1,000 dolls. . 

Wood, and manufactures of: 

Timber, and uim:ianutaotured wood — 

Square {l°o"oo'dolis:: 

Logs 1,000 dolls. . 

Lumber — 

Blocks, and other, for pulp 

1,000 dolls.. 

Boards, deals, and planks 

1,000 dolls.. 

Joists and scantling.. |^QQQ-^-^y--_; 

Shingles - feo doYls:: 

Shocks 1,000 dolls. . 

Staves 1,000 dolls. . 

All other, n. e. s 1,000 dolls. . 

Manufactures of — 

Wood pulp 1,000 dolls. . 

All other 1,000 dolls. . 

Forest products, n.e. s ...1,000 dolls.. 
All other articles 6 1,000 dolls.. 

Total domestic merchandise 
1,000 dolls.. 

Total exports of foreign merchan- 
dise 1,000 dolls.. 

Total exports merchandise 

1,000 dolls.. 

Coin and bullion 1,000 dolls. . 

Total exports 1,000 dolls. . 



11,254 

2,047 

196, 703 

17,573 



34, 129 

6,955 

229, 100 



31,764 

5,930 

215, 733 



178,731 
2,727 
1,735 



19,331 

160 

157, 801 



21,816 

49,996 

438 

683,554 



134, 458 
137, 950 



209,971 
1,669 

211,640 



24,011 


23,218 


49.744 


118,804 


525 




834,039 


799,222 


1,711 


1,621 


343 


439 


207 


145 


1,262 


1,650 


2,409 


3,399 


1,224 


1,018 



CENTRAL AMERICA-HONDURAS, BRITISH.": 

IMPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE). 



ARTICLES. 


1890 


1891 


1892 


1893 


1894 


1895 


1896 


1897 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


Animals: 
""Cattle 1,000 dolls. . 

Hof ses ariilnlules :♦= l,l«a dol^s* 

Breadstuff s: 

Corn (Indian) 1,000 dolls 


27 




16 
26 


24 


23 
13 


3 

4 


15 
41 


<J 


6 

13 

19,042 

92 

39 

148 

45 
10 
22 


35 

11 
19,329 
85 
36 
159 
25 

36 


36 

4 

14 
17,740 
70 
25 
138 
22 

35 

6 


.4i, 

3 

5 
17,992 
73 
30 
166 
23 

40 
13 
7 




1^ 


5 


42 
10 


T„„„^ fbbls 

'^ '"""^ tl,000 dolls. . 

Clothing ;... 1,000 dolls.. 

Cotton, manufactures of 1,000 dolls.. 


14,618 
52 
31 
243 
13 

50 


16, 138 
64 
36 
207 
15 

44 
13 


16,530 
69 
34 
142 
15 

31 
11 


17,711 

11 
66 
10 

25 
11 


' 44 
13 

■?; 

31 
5 


76" 

34 
139 
13 

45 


18,372 

50 
218 
20 

60 
14 




76 

171 
31 

45 

7 


16 
151 
20 

d36 
10 


84 
31 

d72 


103 

27 
304 


Iron and steel, manufactures of: 

Hardware and cutlery 1,000 dolls. . 


d66 


Machinery 1,000 dolls. . 




18 



the ore exported. 

^ J, and 1893 to 1900 estimated amount short in stated value of exports to the United States, averaging about 35,000,000 a: 

cConversions of the Honduras sol into United States currency have been made at the rate of 74.9 cents in 1890; 71.5 cents in 1891; 63.8 cents in 189; 
October 15, 1894, the currency of British Honduras was changed from silver to gold, and the gold dollar of the United States was made the standard coij 
In consequence of this change and the uncertainty in the rate of exchange of the sol in 1894, values of the imports and exports for that year can not b 
correct. For converting the values given in the original trade returns, the sol has been taken as equal to 60 cents. 
d Including lamps and lamp ware. 



90 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Imports into and Exports from Principal Countries of America in Specified Years, by Articles — Continued. 
CENTRAL AMERICA-HONDURAS, BRITISH-Continued. 
IMPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE)— Continued. 



ARTICLES. 


1890 


1891 


1892 


1893 


1894 


1895 


1896 


1897 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


Leather, manufactures of: 


38 


34 

12 

18 

1,213 

52 


34 

13 
21 
915 
44 


33 

18 
988 
64 


33 

2 

869 
. 45 


42 

15 

20. 

62' 


55 

12 

15 

1,220 

58 


60 

. 21 
22 

1,333 
63 

143 

115 
1,272 

38 
581 

17 

35,729 
19 

17,160 

26 

7,540 

14 

31 

1,808 
34 

25 
391 


48 

21 
23 

' 63 
10 
206 

138 
1,327 

774 
23 

21,551 
15 

11,498 

19 

8,637 

10 

23 

1,571 
26 
6 

14 
286 


16 
22 
1,211 
58 
10 

106 
1,463 

29 
695 

18 

14,495 

7,916 
15 

19 

1,192 
20 


58 

20 
24 

11 
162 

10 
108 


67 

22 
22 

11 


42 

17 
21 
883 
75 
11 


72 

20 
24 
05,435 
85 
13 


81 


Provisions: 




Butter 1,000 dolls. . 

Beef and pork {1;^ d'ol.s:: 


22 

956 

5 


24 
a 5, 307 




































11 
139 


13 
130 


156 


12 


All other 1,000 dolls. . 

Hice eillVis:: 

_ „ f 1,000 lbs.... 

''°^P \1,000 dolls.. 

Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: 

Malt liquors— Cider and /galls 

perry tl.OOO dolls.. 

Spirits, distilled Cdolls:: 

Wines {1,000 ddiis:: 

Tobacco,cigars,and cigarettes 1,000 dolls.. 
Wood and timber: 

^""^l^er {^ooolols:: 


81 
912 

16 
725 

27 

23,895 

21 

33,383 

21,890 

c9 

1,711 
32 


70 
1,118 
21 
644 
17 

17,235 
17 

24.412 
37 

20,652 
24 
18 

1,525 
26 
33 
32 


69 

1,042 

19 

17 

20,123 
15 

18,537 
25 

16,337 
15 
17 

1,854 

29 

9 

20 

335 


64 
1,204 
21 
564 
14 

18,258 

12 

13,613 

11,332 
12 
14 

1,354 
20 
10 
10 
239 


87 
' 20 

15 

26,583 

37,662 

13,089 
10 
15 

1,018 
18 
10 
10 
160 


87 

25' 

896 
28 

25,681 
19 

14,096 

20 

7,464 

13 

29 

1,145 
20 

189 
24 

316 


ill 
1,214 
19 
749 
24 

27,271 
20 

21,903 
32 

10,784 
18 
25 

2,160 

34 

2 

16 

422 


168 


24 
872 
26 

19,477 
13 
8,086 
12 
7,543 
8 
21 

1,130 
21 


30 


25 


29 


29 


22 

23,786 

16 

8,385 

9,771 
13 
19 

1,295 
23 


25,419 
19 

9,471 
12 

8,175 
10 
19 

949 
16 


31 
18,532 

14,867 
20 

12, 151 
15 
23 

1,694 

29 

5 

12 

352 


25 

21,511 
15 

19,927 
29 

24 

1,280 
21 


Woolens.and manufactures of 1,000 do Is . 


18 
502 


233 


244 


265 


233 


20 






Total merchandise 1,000 dolls. . 

Bullion and specie 1,000 dolls 


1,311 
59 


1,221 
104 


1,067 
56 


779 
45 


688 
101 


1,278 
176 


1,355 
108 


1,359 
63 


1,177 
72 


973 


1,083 
116 


1,197 
30 


1,020 


1,523 
250 


1,633 
124 




1,370 


1,325 


1,123 


824 


789 


1,454 


1,463 


1,422 


1,249 


1,032 


1,199 


1,227 


1,228 


1,773 


1,757 





Cocoanuts 

Plantains 

um: Sapodilla. . 



tl,000 dolls. 

/lbs 

\1,000 dolls. 



/Mft 

■11,000 dolls. 
-.1,000 dolls. 

..1,000 dolls. 



17,378 

374 

5,560 



CHILE. 

IMPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE). 



1890 1891 1892 1893 



1895 1896 1897 1898 II 



1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 



Animals, n. 1 
Cattle.. 
All othei 

Articles for 



1 1,000 dolls.. 
.1,000 dolls., 
of the Gov- 

1,000 dolls.. 

Breadstuffs: 

Wheat and wheat flour 

{1,000 doYls;: 

All other 1,000 dolls. . 

PoTirllPQ /l,0001bs.... 

^^^^^^ ll,000 dolls.. 

Cars, carriages, other vehicles, 
and parts of 1 ,000 dolls. . 

ce--t {i,o(^doiis:: 

Chemicals, drugs, dyes, and med- 
icines .1,000 dolls. , 

Coal 



U.OOOdc 



Coffee 

Cork, manufaotur 



,_,-J01bs.. 
•11,000 dolls 



1,150 

797,630 

5,823 



b Including S190 for w 



c Including cigars and cigarettes. 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



91 



Imports into and Exports from Principal Countries or America in Specified Years, 

CHILE— Continued. 
IMPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE)— Continued. 



r Articles — Continued. 



ARTICLES. 


1890 


1891 


1892 


1893 


1894 


1895 


1896 


1897 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 
























506 
4,464 

1,613 

200 

376 

29,911 
1,004 
2,597 
764 
3,054 

1,007 

857 

6,896 

273 

79 

385 

503 

969 

165 

'119 

2,164 

198 

118 
150 

15,783 

762 

3,218 

532 

213 

120 

609 
349 

275 

'538 
805 
157 

179 

211 

111,746 

2,381 

2,101 
696 

7,958 
632 
134 
172 

255 

2,851 
4,827 


578 
3,928 

3,250 


621 
3,236 


5 

908 

1,914 


4 
5^774 
1,857 




Thread and yarn. 1,000 doUs. . 

Piece goods 1,000 doUs 

All other manufactures of 

cotton 1,000 dolls.. 

Cotton, mixed with other mate- 
rials 1,000 doUs.. 

Earthen, stone, and china ware 
1,000 dolls.. 


311 
4,085 

1,607 

205 

376 

20,047 

1,055 

1,610 

530 

'lis 

467 

5,177 

255 

50 

462 

110 

1,539 

376 

289 

2,739 

1,481 

2,892 

231 
161 

149 
149 

9,160 
558 

2,435 
389 

149 

973 

126 

560 
314 
275 
15,589 
435 

812 

155 

314 

575 

51,536 

3,560 

1,146 

'480 
241 
233 

767 
557 

3,072 
3,903 


274 
3,437 

1,304 

137 

374 

i;687 
1,340 
446 
873 
92 
242 

483 

6,064 
303 

62 

270 

92 

1,325 

119 

2,037 

983 

137 

76 
62 

6,423 
402 

3,642 
604 

149 

873 

124 

507 
304 
185 
16,992 
521 

392 

137 

313 

591 

4)275 

936 
478 
13,356 
909 
229 
216 

353 
474 

2,228 


45i 
7,067 

2,881 

351 

315 

30,482 

1,545 

2,761 

944 

1,987 

212 

429 

398 

3,529 

192 

81 

617 

162 

1,166 

295 

188 

2,260 

743 

2,565 

315 

314 

151 
175 

12,339 

731 

2,760 

119 

1,055 

194 

170 
459 
213 
12,616 
394 

725 

200 

704 
64,856 
4,391 

'948 

'257 

319 

823 
672 

3,977 
5,387 


356 
4,559 

1,723 

254 

318 

1^382 
2,242 

1,170 
113 
459 

550 

6,570 

318 

402 
74 

1,552 

305 

266 

3,038 

417 

2,495 

203 

164 

113 
135 

9,411 

577 
9,872 

216 

1,117 

134 

493 
360 

17,422 
531 

497 

171 

345 

474 
62,840 
3,685 

1,361 
692 

5,596 
379 
269 
234 

753 
818 

3,158 
4,218 


320 
2,795 

962 

113 

365 

27,610 
1,501 
1,309 
446 
713 
73 
254 

386 

'2O6 

69 

272 

79 

1,751 

356 

290 

2,387 

529 

2,157 

168 
127 

61 

98 

8,729 
526 

2,766 
447 

184 

800 

90 

187 
254 
95 
14,276 
431 

310 

122 

233 

413 

62,769 

3,647 

'657 
1,636 
111 
264 
225 

494 
374 

1,632 
3,258 


308 
4,647 

1,640 

183 

270 

i;734 

'743 

1,217 

131 

427 

5,771 
205 

140 

450 

83 

386 

647 

2,111 

776 

3,364 

290 
241 

108 
133 

13,442 

822 

3,668 

158 
1,004 

365 

15,075 
459 

488 

142 

299 

409 

73,906 

4,133 

1,303 

664 

6,027 

281 
251 

769 
358 

2,151 
4,296 


4,609 

1,623 

242 

26,393 
1,406 

'749 

1,201 

125 

603 

665 

6,740 

273 

122 

479 
81 

1,360 

313 

317 
2,003 

255 

148 
133 

13,587 

867 

4,637 

760 

239 

1,169 

158 

422 

174 

17,112 

524 

555 

202 

290 

402 

78, 180 

4,333 

1,487 
758 

4,656 
314 
408 

2,922 


201 
2,376 

765 

115 

183 

33,196 

2,009 
331 

1,420 
69 
276 

343 

5,986 
137 

173 
76 

687 

225 

762 
71 

971 

212 
114 

51 
53 

14,326 

'349 
84 
555 

159 
192 
95 
20,012 
301 

329 

170 

254 

81,153 

2,184 

1,546 
382 

5,570 
185 
200 
99 

270 
187 

1,376 
1,852 


239 
2,967 

1,117 

118 

321 

28,759 
1,019 
1,399 
433 
1,312 

560 

6,594 

296 

37 

210 

306 

909 

333 

61 
877 
63 

1,379 

200 
149 

73 
108 

13,673 

595 

3,530 

687 

200 

1,068 

73 

173 

220 

16,418 

383 

485 

81 

151 

156 

104,455 

2,414 

1,485 

10,901 
868 
78 
98 

81 
166 

1,729 
3,125 


416 
3,979 

1,603 

193 

168 

35,244 

1,170 

1,922 

613 

'l56 
576 

400 

4,518 

153 

108 

222 

392 

644 
429 

' 86 

1,406 

247 
135 

139 

'644 
2,943 

147 

1,245 

73 

278 
200 
162 
16,952 
393 

395 

123 

126 

129 

90, 030 

2,000 

1,758 

589 

11,174 

123 

287 
155 

1,765 
3,634 


1,453 
4,594 

5,321 


519 

27,103 
900 


455 

33,408 
1,167 


353 

36,775 
i;559 


451 

33,337 
1,418 


499 


Fibers, vegetable, and textile 
grasses, and manufactures of, 

"Em;;ybags....|l;«r^s:: 


48,076 
2,026 


Another {i,000 dolls.. 

Fish |{'Z?nlU- 


596 

2,873 

252 


534 

'247 


558 

3,310 

322 


296 
3,312 


870 

3,919 

381 




Glass, and manufactures of 
.1,000 doUs.. 


761 

111 

3 

122 

319 

426 

1,409 

440 

2,169 
696 

2,394 

277 
105 

171 
82 

23,327 

1,164 

2,069 

406 

214 

1,692 

131 

369 
176 
155 
12,421 
288 

914 

100 

211 

246 
80,844 

1,924 
637 

7,103 
565 
145 
222 

515 
411 

3,630 
3,701 


699 
419 
23 

143 

357 

430 

1,340 

453 

143 

3,537 

207 

2,694 

294 
66 

120 
98 

20,423 

903 

2,431 

516 

' 258 

1,760 

126 

139 
176 
156 

'433 

97 

227 
95,254 
1,640 

'249 
5,811 
462 
132 
176 

597 
346 

3,593 
3,616 


777 
138 

289 
451 

1,864 
621 


420 
24 

379 

465 

522 

2,012 
751 


1,069 


„ fl,000 1bs.... 
Grease, n. e. s |j ogg ^^^^ 

Gunpowder and other explosives 


22 
464 


Hats, bonnets, hoods, and mate- 
rials for, etc 1 ,000 dolls . . 

Hides and skins, other than fur 

skins 1.000 doUs.. 

Iron and steel, and manufactures 
of: 
Iron in bars, ingots, and 
sheets, including tin plate 


503 
636 

2,067 


Wire, and articles made from 


952 


Steel, unwrought. 1,000 dolls.. 

Machinery 1 ,000 doUs . . 

Rails 1,000 doUs.. 

Other manufactures of 
1,000 doUs.. 




309 


161 


5,604 


234 
122 

186 
132 

28,740 

3^019 
909 

218 

1,497 

150 

512 
229 
223 
17,964 
416 

1,113 

119 

202 

156 

115,467 

1,949 

1,978 
262 

7,771 
450 
149 
84 

316 
336 

3,420 
5,995 


4,061 

70 

246 
138 

28,503 

1,122 

2,769 

857 

274 

1,718 

149 

326 
256 
361 

'565 

939 

153 

241 

169 

123,076 

2,071 

1,760 
233 

8,643 
501 
137 
78 

687 
345 

3,581 
9,059 


5,520 


Leather, and manufactures of 
1,000 dolls.. 


223 


Matches 1 ,000 dolls . . 

Musical instruments, and parts 
of 1,000 dolls.. 


65 

214 
115 


Oils, n.e. s.: 

Mineral {?™dX.: 

Vegetable {^o% f^l' ; 

Paints, pigments, and colors 
1,000 dolls.. 


38,934 
1,421 
3,576 
1,120 

416 


Paper, and manufactures of 
1,000 dolls.. 


1,317 


Perfumeries, cosmetics, and all 
toilet preparations .1,000 dolls. . 
Provisions, comprising meat and 
dairy products: 

Tallow 1,000 dolls.. 

Another 1,000 dolls.. 

Ready-made clothing.1,000 dolls.. 
^. 11,000 lbs.... 
^"'^ 11,000 dolls.. 

mixed 1,000 dolls.. 

Spices and <;°°'i'™«°*^^J;j^i,|; 


154 

272 
339 

20,578 
478 

998 


Spirits and wines: 

Spirits, including gin and rum 
^....; .1.000 dolls.. 

Wines 1,000 dolls.. 

o„„„, f 1,000 lbs.... 

^"g^"^ tl,000 dolls. . 

Tea: 

T,„„ fl, 000 lbs.... 

^^'^ il,000 dolls.. 

Yerba-mate {};««« '^'^tls:: 

Tobacco, and manu-Jl,000 lbs 

faetures of tl,000 dolls.. 

Wood, and manufactures of: 

Unmanufactured. 1,000 dolls.. 

Manufactured . . . .1,000 dolls. . 
Wool, manufactures of 
1 000 dolls 


303 

173 

74,345 

1,257 

2,427 
322 

5,330 
309 
270 
160 

801 
3 663 


All other articles 1 ,000 dolls . . 




Total merchandise 


50,759 

20 
138 


47,300 

4 
460 


58,361 

4 
137 


50,933 

143 

101 


40,646 

137 
80 


50,786 

302 

817 


55,475 

7 
80 


23,890 

3 

16 


37,311 

5 
10 


38,772 
10 


46,703 

7 


50,830 
4 


48,310 

3 
23 


51,946 

32 
24 


57,356 
4 




Gold and silver: 

Gold 1,000 dolls.. 

Silver 1,000 dolls.. 


302 


Total imports.. 1,000 dolls.. 


50,917 


47,764 


58,502 


51,177 


40,863 


51,905 


55,562 


23,909 


37,326 


38,785 


46,916 


50,845 


48,336 


52,002 


57,360 


68,838 



92 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Imports into and Exports from Principal Countries of America in Specified Years, by Articles — Continued. 

CHILE— Continued. 
EXPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE). 



ARTICLES. 



1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 



1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 



6,542 

5,575 

64,025 

307 


5,357 

4,771 

43,724 

210 

522 


935 

3,2G5 

14,025 

245 


1,133 

3,957 

6,410 

126 


24,962 
149,462 


24,474 
215,140 



30, 015 

139 

163 

5.001 



Beeswax {{■Solis.: 

Breadstufis: 

T!„,i„^„ ,'1,000 bush. . 

Barley- (lioOO dolls.. 

n„t= Jl.OOObush.. 

°^*^ il.OOO dolls.. 

.^^ ^ |l,000 bush. . 

"^™at \1,000 dolls.. 

Wheat flour ....{^000 dolis:: 

Bran tedX.: 

Chemicals: 

Iodine fl.OOOlbs.... 

^°'*'^® 1l,000 dolls.. 

Lime, borate of. {};000'J;«-ls:: 
jlOOO met. 

'll.OOO dolls.. 

Coal and coke {^^m dSls. '. 

Copper and alloys...{Wgo%b^,i-;; 
Fruits and nuts: /l.OOO lbs.... 

Walnuts tl,000 dolls.. 

Hides and skins: 

Cattle te^cfoVls:: 

All other hides... 1,000 dolls.. 
Honev 11,000 lbs.... 

■^°°ey 11,000 dolls.. 

Leather, and manufsctures of 

1,000 dolls.. 

Ores: 

Copper JMoVdX.: 

Gold bearing... {};000[}jfii-;; 

Silver bearins I^-'""^ '^^- ■ • ■ 
buver Deanng ...-(j QQQ ^^^^^ 

Goldandsilver.. };gOOIbs.... 
Manganese |™et^ ^^^^^- ; 

^1°*^" teoodX.: 

Clover and al- fl.OOOlbs.... 

falfa 11,000 dolls.. 

Vetch jl.OOOlbs.... 

^etch tl.OOO dolls.. 

Vegetables: Beans fbush 

and peas \1,000 dolls. . 

Wool: 

Allotherwoo....{};0001bs.... 
All other articles 1,000 dolls.. 

1,000 dolls,. 

Gold and silver: 
Gold- 
Bullion 1,000 dolls.. 

Coin 1,000 dolls.. 

Silver- 
Bullion 1.000 dolls.. 

Coin 1,000 doUs.. 

Gold and silver, including 
precipitates 1,000 dolls. . 

Total gold and silver 
1,000 dolls.. 

Total exports 
1,000 dolls.. 

Reexports 1,000 dolls. . 

Ships^ stores 1,000 dolls. . 

Exports from Arica.. 1,000 dolls.. 

Exports from Punta Arenas 

1,000 dolls.. 



a A small quantity of this (16,248 pounds, in 1904) is caUed ir 
Include 3,873,394 pounds of ' ' cebada malta," malt barley. 
b Thousand pounds, 
c Included in "All other." 

d Total value of all ores mentioned, the values of which are r 
< Including 2,040 pesos of coin, metal not specified. 
/■Not stated. 



67,512 
4,062 



35,056 

195, 115 

1,202 



243, 968 
47i 828 



27, 827 

135 

12, 354 



1,979 
1,966 
64,795 
286 
14, 411 
263 

773 

34^683 
804 

1,453 



le original "cebada to stada" (roasted barley), meaning probably malt. In 1905 the figures given 



separately stated. 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



93 



Imports into and Exports from Principal Countries of America in Specified Years, by Articles — Continued. 

CXJBA.a 

IMPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE). 







1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


ARTICLES. 


Quan- 
tities. 


Values. 


Quan- 
tities. 


Values. 


Quan- 
tities. 


Values. 


titS^. 


Values. 


Quan- 
tities. 


Values. 


& 


Values. 






1,000 

dollars. 

479 

10,326 
332 
379 

2,155 


299,530 
13, 166 
5,197 

1,463 
590,410 


dimrs. 

283 

7,352 
430 
344 

786 
2,207 

448 
220 

958 

208 
979 

2,083 
214 

220 
j 5,005 
i 807 
234 
550 
291 

463 
1,367 
1,264 
421 
587 
202 


347,648 
11, 429 

1,337 
616,462 

15,634 
394,503 

344,887 
■i7,'452' 


1,000 
dollars. 

7,535 
372 
215 

943 

2,275 

249 

177 
1,010 

1,266 

34 

1,336 

210 

204 
4,597 
858 
263 
330 
180 

722 
1,297 
1,106 
389 
571 
276 


252,351 
16,525 
2,128 

903 

565,875 

i69,"467' 

38,666 
391,827 
20,626 
21,653 

184,815 

"'7;246' 
4,782 

4,274 
7,705 


1,000 
dollars. 

4,925 
341 
87 

628 

'305 
493 
179 

f 334 
1 720 

180 
1,513 

1,446 
303 

241 
4,356 
796 
217 
154 
226 

713 
1,702 
l,ill 
284 
590 
307 

238 

259 

190 

2,441 

■ 1,430 

'374 

296 

119 

632 

1,311 

256 

1,993 
684 
627 

2,997 

123 
394 
448 
3,223 
574 
551 

1,664 

411 

2,239 

1,331 
1,030 

587 
5,304 


386,678 
28,801 
3; 454 

1,329 
625,320 

26i,"28i' 


27,507 
439,626 
40,519 
17, 581 

173,900 
2^441 

4,723 
12,671 

7,059 

963 

1,454 

41,093 
7,913 

'45,"i28' 

856 
3,030 

i8i,'978" 


1,000 
dollars. 

6,628 
611 
150 

852 
2,575 
179 
559 
193 

359 
695 

137 

1,534 

122 

'441 

244 
6,043 
1,013 
324 
169 
123 

1,000 

2,101 

1,077 

302 

706 

686 

261 
530 
365 
380 
3,233 
2,050 

2,748 
538 

451 
109 
734 
1,237 
355 
266 

'536 

576 

2,776 

158 
364 
539 
3,676 
831 
410 

1,455 

344 

2,281 

1,731 

1,324 

667 

6,891 


351,582 
35,203 
6,801 

1,604 
658,761 

287,'922" 

45,007 
462,105 
19,142 
24,002 

207, 190 

"i6,'4i2" 
8,151 

5,470 
15,961 

7,823 
1,330 

44,646 
11,500 

"48,'658" 

1,067 
4,089 

2i6,'i46' 


1,000 
dollars. 


Animals: 

Cattle 

Horses 

Mules 

Breads tuffs: 

Com 


1,000 bush.. 

bbls.. 


364, 564 
8,156 
5,945 

1,438 
557, 133 


6,085 
730 

1,007 




246 














bbls 










Chemicals and drugs: 
Chemicals 




} 


977 


72,123 
270, 707 
29,268 
21, 126 

360,596 

'3i,'873" 
7,131 


388 


Drugs, medicines, andherbs 

Coal: 




827 


























17,813 


i,698 
499 

333 
6,739 
139 
763 
35 

301 
2,937 
861 
374 
528 


2,312 
470 




Cotton manufactures: 

Yarn 

Cloths 


lbs.. 


741,895 
} 


264 








Eggs 


inn (in/. 




329 


Fertilizers (natural) tons . . 

Fibers, manufactures of: 


623 


395 


Another 




2 018 


















976 








Iron and steel: 






























237 




358 




343 




Barbed wire 




530 






1,846 

2,291 
235 

216 
74 
759 
1,024 
320 


3,427 
1,428 
1,084 


1,558 
2,864 

'215 

252 
148 
925 

'294 
160 

1,916 
995 
705 

2,986 

108 
461 
503 
3,336 
526 
447 

1,853 

584 

2,105 

1,458 
1,118 

7,454 


4,225 
1,665 
1,216 

32,887 
11,567 

'42,'i64' 

607 
3,140 

i7i;229" 


2,929 

:;:: 

284 

258 
138 
814 
1,219 
285 
212 

1,716 
955 
659 

3,196 

128 
373 

'575 
490 

1,731 
450 

i;064 

651 

6,575 


5,018 

41,180 
7,385 

'46,'428" 

602 
2,834 

i73,"283' 




All other manufactures of iron and steel, n. e. s 

Leather, and manufactures: 




2,501 








Oils: 

Mineral- 
Petroleum, crude 


1,000 galls.. 

1,000 galls 


2,954 


466 
97 


Vegetable— Olive 


1,000 galls.. 


1,681 










312 


Provisions: 




650,430 


6 2,999 


32,971 
13, 460 






1 nnn ihs 


791 










Lard 

''"'^te^:: 

Cheese 

Condensed milk 


1,000 lbs.. 

1,000 lbs.. 

1,000 lbs.. 


'•39,590 

d 1,563 
4,415 


2,542 

d228 
578 


c43,161 

625 
3,659 


2,767 

206 
481 
709 


Rice 


1,000 lbs.. 


168,791 


3,414 
491 


168,368 


4,216 








Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: 

Wines...: 




e2,354 
/954 
2,183 

277 

676 

843 

15,377 




1,775 






Vegetables 




2,676 

2,053 
1,691 


wZl 












950 






8,821 












71,681 


65,097 




65,203 




58,826 




70, 156 




83 84S 










Gold, silver, and copper coin: 
Gold coin 




5,093 
96 




631 
526 




794 
66 




3,568 

221 

5 




2,670 

1,663 

3 




8 622 






































5,189 




1,157 




860 




3,794 




4,336 


















76,870 


66,254 




66,063 




62,620 




74,492 




92,957 









a Fiscal-year figures. Beginning July 1, 1900, the statistical reports to the Division of Insular Affairs were based upon a 
of commodities imported and exported much more in detail than were required by the schedule in effect prior to that date. 
b Includes salted or pickled meats of all kinds. d Butter and oleomargarine. 

' Lard and tallow. e Wines and cordials. 



w schedule, giving the classification 
/ Malt liquors and cider 



94 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Impoets into and Exports 



FROM Principal Countries of America in Specified Years, bt Articles — Continued. 
CUBA— Continued. 
EXPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE). 







1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


ARTICLES. 


Quan- 
tities. 


Values. 


tit^s. 


Values. 


Quan- 
tities. 


Values. 


Quan- 
tities. 


Values. 


tit^" 


Values. 


Quan- 
tities. 


Values. 


Asphalt 


/■■■■■■■■■v.i6^-: 


714 
1,092 


281 


1,247 
4,512 


34 
514 


2,705 
3,822 


46 
424 


7,227 
5,975 

954 

'is'ioo' 

2,971 
10,098 

661,417 
24,434 
1,367 

174,125 

115 

18, 693 

208 

34,989 

204,849 

13, 197 

161 

"i',m 

25,265 
13, 166 


70 

651 

2 

302 
31 

730 
781 
184 
320 
380 

1,538 
168 
180 

42,084 
1,129 

12,645 

12,396 

365 

60 

64 

992 
634 
80 
205 
1,000 


7,113 
5,120 
11,668 

76 

465,295 
20,860 
1,291 

405,590 

52 

25,329 

329 

35,648 

200, 781 

16, 821 

251 

36,570 
16,888 


dollars. 

566 
193 

65 
22 

1,938 
245 
272 
276 

1,150 

207 
433 

57,735 
2 

25 

12,078 
12, 156 
475 
87 
159 
426 

1,406 
763 
55 
135 
592 


11,996 

21^204 

66 
487 

'14,' 679' 
2,663 
8,642 

520, 722 
12, 133 
1,514 

984,386 

15,216 

29,517 

389 

28,898 

224,068 

15,895 

212 

"i,'655" 

26,230 
9,727 


1,000 

dollars. 

133 






FibTs:"'^ °°'- 








79 
43 

250 
547 
199 
202 
236 

394 
340 
231 
521 

27,062 

2 

534 

18 

15,739 

12,467 

319 

315 

47 


272 
601 

"3,"ii7' 

5,687 

618, 148 
32,771 
1,261 

510,298 

13,648 
194 

31,443 


146 
19 

434 
563 
168 
304 
206 

906 
312 
213 
432 

18,891 

16 

11,556 

12,776 

252 




Yarcy 

Fruits and nuts: 








1,248 










979 






176 
110 
"229 
121 

638 


"'i,'997' 
5,650 

472,715 
25,904 
1,153 




















Honey 

'^^"'IVonore 


1,000 lbs.. 


2,711 
411,684 


339 




Spirits and rum 


1,000 galls.. 


1,250 


259 


333 


sSgaf and molasses: 
Sugar- 


short tons.. 


348,142 

56 

6,282 


18,052 

3 

596 

17 

9,720 

'306 


560,514 

53 

5,671 

236 

37,655 

■■i,'69i' 




Refined 


1,000 lbs.. 


505 


Sweets and confectionery 

Tobacco: 

Leaf 

Cigars 

Cigarettes 

Trimmings 


1,000 lbs . 


28 


1,000 lbs.. 


15,548 


12,615 


1,000 boxes.. 




440 










75 




77 






1,000 lbs.. 

Mft.. 




438 


Wood, unmanufactured: 




450 
1,843 
















8,885 


447 

772 

594 

1,199 


10,171 


458 
807 
506 
868 




Auotte?'' " ::" 




28 


























45,146 

3,830 

423 




63, 105 

1,095 

18 




51,074 
3,086 


]::::::. 


77,849 
534{ 




93, 122 

1,098 

179 








l!541 






















49,399 




64,218 


M 547 


78,383 




94,399 












' 







FALKLAND ISLANDS, c 

IMPORTS. 



1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 



1899 1900 1901 1902 1908 1904 1905 



Animals 1,000 dolls. . 

Coal 1,000 dolls. . 

Cordage, ships' stores, etc 1,000 dolls. . 

Flour, corn, hay, etc 1,000 dolls. . 

Fruits, vegetables, and fodder 1,000 dolls. . 

Groceries, provisions, and oilmen's stores, 1,000 

dollars 

Haberdashery 

Hides and skms: Sealskins 

Iron and steel, and manufactures of: 

and machinery 

Leather, and manufactures of: Boots, 

saddlery 

Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: 

Malt Uquors 

Wine 

Spirits 

Sheep dip 

Tobacco, and manufactures of. . 

Wearing apparel 

Wood, and manufactures of: 

Timber o 

Furniture 

All other articles 



1,000 dolls. 

1,000 dolls. 

Hardware 

1,000 dolls.. 
, shoes, and 
.1,000 dolls.. 

1,000 dolls.. 
1,000 dolls.. 
.1,000 dolls.. 
.1,000 dolls.. 
.1,000 dolls.. 
.1,000 dolls.. 

1,000 dolls.. 
1,000 dolls.. 
1,000 dolls.. 



""/26 
17 

74 
12 



Total imports 1,000 dolls. . 



,o.| 



"Hides and skins of all kinds. 

d Included in "All other wood." 

c Figures for, compiled from Deutsches Handelsarchiv, February, 1907. 

dNot stated. 

« Exclusive of coal (3,105 tons, valued at about $44,000) imported for the imperial naval depot. 

/Includes ships' stores only. 

ff Includes ships' stores and "station goods" only. 

ft Includes drapery. 



•' Over 17,000 pelagic sealskins were imported for export, the 

value of which was not known. 
1 Includes clothing material and boots only. 
* Includes boots and shoes only. 
'Included under "Spirits." 
m Includes wines. 
" Includes chemicals and drugs. 
Includes building materials. 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



95 



• AND Exports from Principal Countries of America in Specified Years, by Articles — Continued. 
FAi,KL,AND ISLANDS— Continued. 
EXPORTS. 



ARTICLES. 


1890 


1891 


1892 


1893 


1894 


1895 


1896 


1897 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 




3,297 
6 

17,669 

5 

25 
173 
14 
3,398 
499 
4 


3,430 
9 

68,164 
^] 
(d) 

384 
(«) 
3,385 

^127 


5,593 
9 

88,238 
78 
5 

35 
(a) 

«27 

3,066 

450 

2 


3,869 
7 

63,844 
60 

7 

24 
241 
15 
3.885 
534 
2 


82,15^ 

23 
261 
13 
3,808 
511 
2 


(a) 
(") 

80,230 
49 
9 

33 

330 

13 

4,025 

'490 


76,209 
8 

^137 

26 

4,188 

546 

2 


72,700 
44 
18 

^140 

10 

4,302 

52J 


25,811 
36,000 

6 

4,801 

44f 


14, 188 

83,592 
51 
6 

'% 

20 

4,823 

57£ 


613,319 
6 13 

41,000 
20 
12 

222 

1- 

4,341 

466 

5 


95,410 
46 

^160 

23 

4,373 

43C 


106,044 
52 
6 

(a) 
680 
31 

'35^ 


(a) 
(a) 

74,502 
36 

20 

4,024 

504 


74,958 
46 
2 

^^5 

3 

4,259 

561 

6 








Hides and skins: 


99,987 
85 
(°) 

%. 

27 

4,251 

690 


Sheepskms {l,0(X)dolls.. 


Meat products: 


™'°^ jliooo dolls.. 

^°o' il 000 dolls.. 

AU other articles 1,000 dolls 












Total 1,000 dolls.. 


564 


636 


606 


649 


641 599 


643 


605 


521 


674 


528 


518 


■443 


564 


618 


815 



GUIANA-BBITISH./ 

IMPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE). 



Breadstuffs: 

FlO"-- ttd, 

Other 1,000 d. 

Coal : Patent fuel and coke g {10^0 d' 

Drugs and chemicals: 

r,nr„= /lbs.... 

^"^'^ \1,000 d. 

All other 1,000 d. 

Fertilizers 1,000 di 

Fibers: Bags and sacks 1,000 di 

Fish: 

Dried /''"OO It 

-^™'^ \1,000 d. 

All other 1,000 di 

Haberdashery and millinery 1 ,000 di 

Iron and steel, and manufactures of: 

Hardware and cutlery 1,000 di 

Machinery 1,000 di 

All other 1,000 d. 

Leather, and manufactures of: 

Boots and shoes 1,000 di 

All other 1,000 d( 



Oils: 



/galls. 



Provisions: 

Meat and meat products- 
Beef, pickled 



Pork ii.uuuic 

'^°'^^ \l,000d. 

Bacon and hams 1,000 di 

Dairy products: Butter |J'^g° ^'^ 

Rice Jl'OOO It 

^^^ \l,000d( 

Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: 
Spirits— 

WWsky {f_fc 

Another 1,000 d( 

Wines 1,000 di 

Malt liquors 1,000 d( 

Soap, including soap powder 1,000 di 

Textiles: Linens, cotton, and woolens, 1 



Tobacco, including cigars and cigarettes, 1,000 
dolls 

Vegetables: Potatoes 1,000 dolls.. 

Wood, and manufactures of: 

Timber and lumber {JfooVdoUs: ." 

All other 1,000 dolls. . 

Total merchandise 1,000 dolls. . 

Bullion and specie: 

Gold bullion 1,000 dolls. . 

Silver bullion 1,000 dolls. . 

Specie 1,000 dolls. . 

Total 1,000 dolls. . 

Total imports 1, 000 dolls. . 



205, 405 203, 365 



48,005' 38,504 



424,294 406,672 



193, 751 

213 
27,939 



33,311 
175 

275,828 



No data. 

Includes other animals. 
Includes provisions. 
/ Years 1890 and 1891 ended December 31; figures for the subsequent years a 



above the column, 

(7 In addition to the number of tor 
279 hogsheads; 1894, 45 hogsheads; 18S 

A Includes bicycles, tricycles, and 



3 for the twelve-month period ending March 31 of the year following that stated 



given above, small quantities of fuel 1 
, 80 hogsheads; 1896, 68 hogsheads ; 189 
lilway material. 

,s not stated in the origins 



96 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Imports into and Exports from Principal Countries op America in Specified Years, by Articles — Continued. 

GtriANA— BRITISH— Continued. 

EXPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE). 



ARTICLES. 


1890 


1891 


1892 


1893 


1894 


1895 


1896 


1897 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


Charcoal 

Diamonds 

India rubber, gutta-percha, etc 

Balata 

Spirits, distilled: Rum 

Sugar and molasses: 


..1,000 dolls.. 

/carats 

•\1,000 dolls.. 
: 11,000 lbs.... 
.\1,000 dolls.. 

/1,000 galls.. 
■tl,000 dolls.. 

fl.OOOgaUs.. 
•\1, 000 dolls.. 

(1,000 lbs.... 
-\1,000 dolls.. 

/Mft 

-tl,000doUs.. 


42 

227 

2,657 
1,075 

c23,115 


37 

(a) 

116 

33 

2,866 

1,299 

c 13, 989 
215 
262,009 
8,092 
313 
98 
59 


(a) 

237 

55 

2,579 

984 

1,018 
149 
252,851 
7,640 
326 
106 
48 


(a) 
241,407 


(a) 

209 

56 

1,893 

476 

1,138 

100 

236,324 

6,068 

83 

58 


35 38 
(a) (a) 
160 326 
43 100 
2,262 6 3,291 
590 666 

738 913 

78 102 

226,598239,846 

5,091 5,345 

65 151 
49 53 


40 
(a) 
490 
150 
6 3,104 
645 

48 

225,882 

4,981 

9^ 
48 


34 
(a) 
469 
137 
6 2,724 
704 

58 
216, 492 
5,066 
250 
82 
44 


(a) 

238 

59 

6 3,334 

1,000 

386 

96 

189,914 

54 
67 


35 

(a) 

425 

94 

6 4,024 

1,437 

230 
69 
212,229 
5,412 
288 
87 
89 


34 
W 
388 

6 4,123 

772 

21 

236,757 

4,983 

31' 

177 


40 

fl0,949 

i 98 

541 

195 

6 4,279 

651 

331 
50 
269,084 
5,002 
340 
112 
95 


10,737 
90 
531 

6 3,950 

292 
44 
282,126 
5,381 
274 
94 
131 


40 
10,478 
79 
502 
183 
2,672 
301 

423 

72 

239,044 

6,147 

117 
278 




All other articles 






1,000 dolls 






8,705 

i;i4i 


9,833 


9,027 
2,399 


8,591 
2:487 


6,882 
2,420 


5,951 
2,166 


6,455 


6,006 
2,208 


6,125 
2,017 


6,597 


7,213 


6,191 
1,784 


6,243 
1,790 


6,484 
1,572 


7,217 
1,690 




Bullion and specie: Bullion-Gold . 


..1,000 dolls.. 






9,846 


11,659 


11,426 


11,078 

■ 


9,302 


8,117 


8,724 


8,214 


8,142 


8,587 


9,100 


7,975 


8,033 


8,056 


8,907 









GUIANA-DTJTCH. 

IMPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE). 



Flour of aU kinds. 



fbbls. 



|1,000 dolls.. 

Bread and biscuits 1 ,000 dolls. . 

Cereals and pulse 1,000 dolls. . 

Chemicals, drugs, and dyes: Chemicals 1 .000 dolls. . 

Clothing 1,000 doUs. . 

Cotton manufactures 1.000 dolls.. 

Earthen, stone, and china ware: Bricks 1,000 dolls. . 

■c!„i,- o„n.„^ (1.000 lbs 

Fish. Salted ll.OOO dolls.. 

Hides and leather 1,000 dolls. . 

Iron and steel, and manufactures of: 

Iron, manufactures of 1 ,000 dolls. . 

Machinery 1 .000 dolls. . 

Leather, and manufactures of: Boots and shoes 1.000 dolls. . 

Paints and colors 1 ,000 dolls. . 

Oils: 

p«t'-°i«™^ {fooodous:: 

Other 1 .000 dolls. . 

Paper 1 ,000 doUs. . 

Provisions: 

Meat products — 

Bacon salt fl, 000 lbs.... 

Bacon, salt \l.000 dolls.. 

Othermeat salt (l.OOOlbs... 

utner meat, salt -^^qqq ^j^jjg 

Dairy products— 

Butter and margarine {[-^^ l^s^- ; 

Cheese il,0001bs..._ 

^^^^^^ 11 ,000 dolls.. 

Comestibles, preserved 1 ,000 dolls. . 

' Groceries 1 ,000 dolls. . 

Rice fl.OOOlbs.... 

•^'"^ tl.OOO dolls.. 

Soap 1,000 dolls. . 

Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: 

Snirits /g"^""- 

^"^"'^ 1 1 ,000 doUs. . 

Wine Jg^"" 

^^^^ ll,000 dolls. 

Beer 1 ,000 dolls . 

Sugar: Confectionery 1,000 doUs. 

Tobacco: 

Unmanufactured {I'.OTOdolis:. 

Cigars 1 ,000 dolls. . 

Vegetables: Potatoes 1.000 dolls. . 

Wearing apparel, and materials therefor, n. e. s 1 ,000 dolls. . 

AU other 1,000 dolls. . 

Total merchandise 1,000 dolls. . 

Gold and silver: 

Gold bullion 1.000 dolls. . 

Gold coin 1 ,000 doUs . 

Silver bullion 1 ,000 dolls. 

Silver coin ] ,000 dolls. . 

Total imports 1,000 dolls . . 



56,950 

63 

33, 826 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



97 



Imports into and Exports from Principal Countries of America in Specified Years, by Articles — Continued. 

GUIANA— DUTCH— Continned. 

EXPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE). 



ARTICLES. 



1897 



1899 



1900 



1901 



1902 



1903 



1904 



Coffee 

Gutta-percha 

Wood 

AH other articles. . 



7,903 
355,029 



11,000 dolls, 
f 1,000 lbs... 
U.OOO doUs. 



4,905 

563 

526, 399 

34 

817, 402 

126,003 

16, 518 

416 

45, 132 

10 



Total exports 1,000 d- 



GUIANA-FBENCH. 

IMPORTS (INCLUDING GOLD AND SILVER). 



Animals: 




2,336 
110 

27,127 
140 
40 
18 

31 

64 
6 

527 
24 
16 

7 

47 
2 
6 

14 

32 
(a) 

634 
82 

212 
12 

55 

31 

13 
17 
15 


3,651 
166 
17 

24,368 
136 
37 
18 

18 
14 

87 

21 

1,026 
37 

12 

78 
30 
13 

30 

1 

11 
24 


3,014 
144 
12 

30,429 

174 

9 

27 
14 

109 

lb 
31 

692 
34 
14 
14 

72 
19 
14 

51 
33 

19 
2 

18 

719 
105 
464 
25 
40 
470 
36 

130 
21 

16 
15 


3,156 
151 
15 

31,100 
220 
40 
24 

16 

105 
75 
13 
29 

651 
30 
12 
12 

74 

20 

53 
43 

1 

9 
35 

3 
17 

28 
334 

18 

96 
371 

31 

128 
22 
24 

18 


2,709 
129 
11 

25,521 
176 
40 
18 

12 
15 

63 
30 
8 
17 

695 
32 

97 
70 
5 

22 
11 

16 
19 
5 
10 

59 
531 

27 

24 
375 

30 

101 
16 
21 
27 
26 

61 
30 
45 
26 
213 

' 60 
28 
60 
29 
20 

209 


'l85 
12 

38,567 
304 
39 
19 

19 
17 

89 
57 
10 
21 

557 
29 
16 

100 
5 

32 
26 
2 

19 
6 
19 

633 
73 


3,678 
171 
12 

'l23 
16 

22 

96 
40 

727 
42 
17 
10 

53 
21 
19 

26 
35 

1 

12 

17 
5 
22 

362 
27 

660 
43 
9 

313 
25 

114 

17 
23 
11 

63 
35 
60 
35 
234 
1,650 

36 
59 
34 
21 
225 


... . 

3,237 
152 
13 

20,912 
135 

17 

14 
26 

40 
9 
25 

690 

28 
11 

67 

15 

23 

28 

24 
8 

516 
53 

447 
35 
32 

257 
32 

81 

29 
23 
25 

81 
38 
116 
52 

277 

38 

45 
27 
289 


3,469 
103 
13 

38,156 
186 
58 
15 

24 
16 

63 
13 
31 

690 
38 
21 
15 

95 
45 
26 

24 
29 
22 

22 
24 

20 

866 

907 

37 
451 
39 

211 
31 
24 
34 
17 

66 
49 
93 
32 

243 
1,252 
59 
47 
81 
45 
23 

334 






{l,obo dolls.. 

1,000 dolls.. 


120 


Breadstuffs: 

Wheat 9our 

All other 


(bbls 

tl, 000 dolls.. 


37,111 
199 


Candles 1,000 dolls.. 


17 
23 




1,000 dolls.. 


22 




1,000 dolls.. 


101 










1,000 dolls.. 


10 




1,000 dolls.. 


33 


Fish: ' 

Codfish, dried and salted 


(1,000 lbs.... 

tl,000 dolls.. 

1,000 dolls.. 


650 
36 
23 




1,000 dolls 


13 


Iron and steel, and manufactures of: 


" 1,000 dolls.. 


96 


Machinery 


1,000 dolls.. 

1,000 dolls.. 


31 
15 




1,000 dolls.. 


24 




1,000 dolls.. 


27 








Oils: 


1,000 dolls.. 

1,000 dolls.. 


13 
23 




1,000 dolls 


13 






10 

500 
43 

365 
19 
23 

367 
31 

13 
25 




Provisions: Meat and dairy products- 
Meat— 


f 1,000 lbs.... 


561 




f 1,000 lbs.... 

\1,000 dolls.. 

1,000 dolls.. 

ri, 000 lbs... 

\1.000 dolls.. 

/1, 000 lbs... 

U,000 dolls.. 

1,000 dolls.. 

1,000 dolls 


832 


Canned 

Lard 

Dairy products- 
Butter 

Cheese 


36 
24 
417 
34 

137 

21 
30 
15 

40 

78 
20 

240 
1,483 
73 
39 
59 
34 
35 

292 


48 
31 
265 
22 

142 
21 
22 
28 




1,000 dolls.. 


20 


Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: 










27 

56 
211 
738 
33 
45 
59 

8 
220 


41 
79 
42 

1,140 
52 
36 
62 
66 
30 
241 


23 
29 
32 
168 
1,364 

32 
73 
56 
49 
251 


40 
23 
35 
235 
1,547 
68 

57 
52 
53 
294 




Spirits, distilled 

Wines 


]l,000 galls.. 

tl,000doUs.. 

1,000 dolls.. 

11,000 lbs . . . 


96 

40 

256 

1,797 






36 


Vegetables 


1,000 dolls.. 


80 






22 










1,000 dolls 






1,671 


1,819 


1,970 


2,197 


1,728 


2,148 

19 
193 


1,773 


2,016 


2,252 

4 
141 


2 206 


Gold and silver: 
Gold dust 


. 1,000 dolls 


a 


Specie 


1 000 dolls 






64 


138 


156 


343 


255 


1,000 dolls.. 










Total imports 


1,671 


1,819 


2,034 


2,335 


1,884 


2,360 


2,U6 


2,020 


2,397 


2,463 



98 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Imports into and Exports from Principal Co 



OF America in Specified Years, by Articles — Continued. 



GXJIASrA-FRJENCH— Continued. 
EXPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE)— (SPECIAL COMMERCE). 



ARTICLES. 


1896 


1897 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


Fertilizers: Phosphates 


So dolls!; 


4,947 
38 

1,197 

(") 

2,142 
4 

4,460 
11 


4,317 
33 


1,771 
12 
750 
(a) 

3,433 

7 

1,484 

10 


2,126 

16 

1,739 

3,653 

7 

1,530 

4 

11 


4,677 
8,525 
3,62^ 


19,586 

4,082 

6,548 
16 
4 


25,0. 

3,475 

7,141 
18 

1 


7,769 

60 

27,066 

4,608 
11 


5,360 

25,075 

7 

7 

20,243 

37 

11 


6,595 
51 


















2,295 

5,229 
13 
6 












/lbs 


7 626 






io 

10 












1 000 dolls 






1,646 


1,314 


33 
1,234 


39 

1,225 


66 
1,159 


85 
1,537 


68 
2,223 


110 
2,260 


103- 
1,919 


92 










1,000 dolls.. 




Total exports 


1,705 


1,370 


1,267 


1,264 


1,225 


1,622 


2,291 


2,370 


2,022 


1,896 



MEXICO. 

IMPORTS (Il^CLUDING GOLD AND SILVER). 



1894 1895 1896 1897 



1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 



Agricultural implements 1,000 dolls. 

Animals • 1,000 dolls. 

Books, maps, etc 1,000 dolls. 

Breadstuffs: 

„„„ ri, 000 bush. 

^°™ tl.OOO dolls. 

Wheat and other cereals {l"oOO do°fs 

Flour and meal of all kinds 1,000 dolls. 

Cars and carriages, and parts thereof 1,000 dolls. 

Chemicals, drugs, and dyes 1,000 dolls. 

Clocks, watches, and parts of 1,000 dolls. 

p.., (met. tons. 

coi^« {™oo6dSfs:: 

Copper, brass, and bronze: 

Umnanufactured 1,000 dolls. 

Manufactures of 1,000 dolls. 

Cotton, and manufactures of: 

R«w ri,0001bs.. 

^^"^ |l,000 dolls. 

Yams and thread 1,000 dolls. 

Cloths 1,000 doUs . 

All other manufactures 1,000 dolls. 

Fibers, and manufactures of: 

Hemp, flax, jute, and ramie 1,000 dolls. 

Manufactures of 1,000 dolls. 

Glass and glassware 1,000 dolls. 

Gold, silver, and platinum, manufactures of 1,000 dolls. 

Gunpowder and all other explosive substances 1,000 dolls. 

Iron and steel: 

Bars and ingots IfooO dolfs ' 

^^"^ roo6d°o°fs: 

Materials for construction 1,000 dolls . 

Arms 1,000 dolls. 

Machinery and apparatus 1,000 dolls. 

All other manuiactures 1.000 dolls. 

Leather, and manufactures of: 

Boots and shoes 1,000 dolls. 

All other, including tanned leather and skins 1 ,000 doUs. 

Musical instruments 1 ,000 doUs. 

Oils: 

^^'""'^1 {rooUx. 

cottonseed Kdofls: 

Paper, and manufactures of i,u00 dolls. 

Provisions: 

Beef, canned f including camied dsh) {{^^ ^^^^^- 

lard (1,000 lbs... 

^^'^^ 11,000 doUs. 

Q'l"=>^^'l^" Kd'ons: 

Silk, manufactures of 1,000 dolls. 

Spirits and wines: 

Aguardiente ;-{!,OTOdolis: 

Wines 1,000 doUs. 

Stearin 1,000 dolls. 

Sugar, raw and refined {ISod^olis: 

Tobacco : 

TTnTnnnnfantnrpd (1,000 lbs. .. 

unmanuiacturea tl.OOO dolls. 

Cigars and other manufactures 1,000 dolls. 

Wood, manuiactures of: 

Lumber 1,000 dolls. 

Furniture 1,000 dolls. 

AU other manufactures 1,000 doUs. 

a Less than S500. 



23,758 

500 

16,472 



345,003 
618 
,568 



5,420 

157 

71,611 



27,432 
16,718 



1,138 

5 328,694 

613 

1,416 



i Metric ton=2,204.6 pounds. 



49,882 
1,449 

24,317 

643 

2,267 

6,972 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



99 



) Exports from Principal Countries of America in Specified Y: 
MEXICO— Continued. 
IMPORTS (INCLUDING GOLD AND SILVER)— Continued. 



ARTICLES. 


1894 


1895 


1896 


1897 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 




fl.OOOlbs.... 


45 

13 

1,122 

324 

4,463 


2,420 
196 
27 

1,433 
275 

4,769 


3,704 
378 
33 

1,447 
349 

5,631 


'246 

20 

1,163 

297 

5,435 


91 
31 

1,273 
320 

5,842 


2,735 
434 
29 

1,440 
378 

6,757 


2,093 
356 
30 

1,622 
447 

8,055 


2,405 
492 
33 

1,373 
471 

8,282 


780 
193 
21 

1,297 
475 

9,094 


523 
104 
28 

9,716 


2,571 

1,221 

578 

10,828 


2,975 
592 








1,000 dolls.. 


1,467 




...1,000 dolls 


832 




1,000 dolls.. 






1,000 dolls.. 






30,170 
70 
47 


33,166 
140 
694 


42,195 
1 
58 


42,130 
74' 


42,412 

1,135 

56 


50,792 
76 


61,239 
5 
74 


62,466 
1,043 
1,674 


63,701 

1,728 

800 


'956 


76,597 
"i;764' 


82,523 


Gold and silver bullion 


1,000 dolls.. 


10 
3,589 




innn dolls 






30,287 


34,000 


42,254 


42,204 


43,603 


50,869 


61,318 


65,083 


66,229 


75,905 


78,361 


86,122 







EXPORTS (INCLUDING GOLD AND SILVER). 



Horses . . 
Antimony: 



■ -11,000 doUs. 
■■"11,066 dolls! 
- ■{1,066 dolis! 



Metal 

Breadstuffs: Corn.. 



f 1,000 lbs. . 



■•{1,000 doUs. 

fl.OOOlbs... 

• -11,000 doUs. 



Sarsaparilla. . 

Vanilla 

Cliicle 

Coflfee 

Copper: 



10 dolls.. 
10 lbs.... 
10 dolls.. 



Cotton-seed and linseed meal, and cakes of ilOOO doUs 

Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses: 

Hennequen IwOOdX"..' 

Istle " 

Zacaton (broom root) , 

Manufactures of 

Fruits and nuts: 

T7™.v, fl.OOOlbs... 

^^"^^ jlloOO dolls. 

Dried, and nuts ftZd^'oUs: 

Hides and ?ktns, raw: 



1,000 doUs. 

1,006 doUs'. 
1,000 doUs. 



Kid.. 



India rubber 

Leather, tanned. . 

Marble, rough 

Pearls 

Tobacco: 



fl.OOOlbs... 
■■11,000 doUs. 

Jl.OOOlbs... 
-•11,000 dolls. 

fl.OOOlbs... 
--tl.OOOdoUs. 
...1,000 doUs. 

fl.OOOlbs... 
■■11,000 dolls. 

;i, 000 lbs... 
■■tl.OOO dolls. 

■ -{um doUs! 

...1.000 dolls. 
...1,000 doUs. 
...1,000 doUs. 



Unmanufactured {lioOO dolis:! 

Cigars and cigarettes ftoOO cuflis!: 

.Chile (red pepper) feooSdoUs:: 



^'"""^ U.OOO doUs. 

Wood: For building and furniture |J'^™ ^^jj*- 

All other domestic merchandise " ' " 



Total domestic merchandise . . 



1,000 dolls. 
doUs. 



154. 138 

789 

1,911 



126.643 
1.732 
1.018 



19, 773 
1,995 
12.254 



79. 432 
10^046 



2,705 

904 

1,349 

29,475 I 37,008 



2,585 

409 

33.900 



76. 840 
8.053 
9.771 



1,455 

140 

104,031 



10.366 
1.260 
51,507 



91,944 
I2I 475 



14,855 

600 

13, 354 



32,724 I 39,925 



3,753 

331 

63, 513 



IQO 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 

Specified Years, by Articles — Continued. 



Imports into and Exports from Principal Countries op Americ 

MEXICO— Continued. 
EXPORTS (INCLUDING GOLD AND SILVER)— Continued. 



ARTICLES. 


1894 


1895 


1896 


1897 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


^°'^Ve 




55 
625 
171 


59 

4,074 

196 


158 

5,162 

259 

110 

5,813 
14,068 


343 

5,764 

198 
5,437 


'276 
365 

5,023 
16,110 


977 

7,230 

279 

285 

4,692 
19,245 


292 

6,407 

213 

410 

5,992 

13^516 
1,010 
5,412 


358 

7,999 

169 

286 

6,256 
3,988 
16,133 
1,137 
8,045 


251 

8,560 

171 

183 

1,985 
4,319 
13,779 
1,095 
5,120 


273 

8,785 
114 
147 

3,244 
3,981 
14,654 
781 
8,516 


323 

'll3 
219 

5,664 
3,711 
16,894 

8,441 










Coin 












SUver: "^ 

Ore 


1,000 dolls 


4,828 

"5! 512 

436 

9,414 


5,489 
9,440 




Bars 




5,991 
18,661 








420 
8,816 


608 
11,047 


802 
7,729 


840 
8,531 


966 




1,000 dolls 












25,258 


28,494 


37,225 


36,825 


37,790 


40,798 


37,334 


44,371 


35,463 


40,495 


46,541 


43,657 




1,000 dolls 




224 


80 


140 


111 


101 


171 


295 


312 


187 


228 


208 












42,837 


47,729 


58,680 


59,812 


62,113 


70,444 


74,637 


77,407 


75,575 


83,093 


94,641 









MIQUELON AND ST. PIERRE. 

IMPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE). 



ARTICLES. 


1896 


1897 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 6 


Animals: 

Cattle 

All other 


..1,000 dolls.. 
1,000 dolls 


26 
16 

^«'T8 

32 

10,270 

44 
37 

571,970 
59 

137 
19 
17 

32 
10 

11,478 
26 
27 

6 

383,942 
31 
29 
163,094 
29 
73,626 
206 

196,648 
119 

346,559 

16 
38 

29 

42 

23 
41 
192 


29 
16 

21,232 
80 
34 

10,690 
47 

53 

48 

619,303 
62 
7 
97 
21 
17 

28 
10 
78 
11,125 
28 
24 
13 
8 

334,980 

26 

194,384 

43 

79,518 

33 

244,701 

170 

047,522 
28 
21 
47 
22 
29 

65 

18 

44 
229 


36 

19 

21,016 

38 
45 

711 

36 

29 
31 

56 


37 

19,494 
90 

10,091 

34 

44 

680,933 

84 

10 

746 

9 

28 
31 

10,8| 

27 
16 
29 

515,332 
41 
18 
196,866 
29 
48,823 
137 

65 
202,143 

599,900 

18 
55 
29 
26 

53 
62 

30 
38 
276 


54 

16,811 

20 

11,611 

59 

16 
52 

598,615 
72 
19 
14 

25 

24 
45 
60 
13,228 
33 
26 
20 
29 

562,528 
45 
24 
202,164 
30 
56,475 
158 

94 

206,555 

91 

551,937 
19 
17 
55 
23 
30 

54 
89 

60 
269 


46 
19 

17,784 

18 

13,370 

75 

16 
60 

923,771 
110 

22 
10 
20 

35 
79 

12,215 
31 
29 
20 
24 

592,094 

47 

191,520 

29 

57,619 

162 

62 

251,780 

106 

442,494 
15 
14 
57 
28 
27 

48 
62 

49 
44 
297 


46 
19 

19,474 
90 
22 

10,125 

55 

19 
54 

661, 567 
79 
18 
25 
12 

32 
46 
51 
12, 445 
31 
30 
19 
28 

586,571 
47 
24 

219, 190 

53,964 
151 

243,221 
98 

556,095 
19 

51 
29 
30 

69 

42 
46 
263 


17 

15,444 
72 
19 

13,526 
80 

11 
43 

773,530 
92 
16 
19 

23 

67 
49 
50 
12,067 
29 
27 
19 
29 

494,027 
39 
21 
179,673 
27 
51,940 
146 

53 
150,524 

71 

461,271 
16 

39 
33 
28 

36 

57 

37 
48 
229 


43 
20 

15,762 
73 

8 
30 

384,861 
46 
13 
32 
6 
24 

37 
23 

10, 577 
25 
25 
8 
25 

385,329 
30 
19 

156,712 

23 

24,833 

70 

30 

128,387 

61 

454,388 

12 
34 
24 
25 

16 
29 

30 
39 
173 


29 
11 

15,270 

26 

' 43 

17 
19 

309,449 
37 

% 
21 

19 
15 

10,520 
24 
26 

23 

462,849 
37 

148,| 

16,181 

34 

117,160 

56 

438,185 
15 
15 
30 
16 
28 

21 
17 

27 
34 
157 


C43 


Breadstuffs: 

Wheat flour 

All other 


fbbls 

•11,000 dolls.. 
1,000 dolls 




<i86 


Coal and coke 

Cotton, and manufactures of : 

Piece goods 


(met. tons. . 
■U.OOO dolls.. 

..1,000 dolls.. 


8,724 
44 

«109 


Fibers, and manufactures of: 

Cables, cordage, and twine 






■{l,00i0dois.. 


48 


Fish, Including shellfish and oysters . . . 
Glass and glassware 


..1,000 dolls.. 


29 








Iron and steel, and manufactures of: 


1 000 dolls 




Fishhooks 


..1,000 dolls.. 


18 




.{l.OOcfdolls!! 




shoes 


27 
27 
18 
42 

441,835 
35 
22 
243,035 
36 
63,780 
179 

82 

181,062 

89 

622,030 
22 
18 
60 
31 
25 

53 
84 

22 

239 


/28 


Paint and colors 


1 000 dolls 


A6 








Provisions: , 


(lbs 






•tl, 000 dolls.. 
..1,000 dolls.. 


«78 


Butter 


fibs 




■11,000 dolls.. 
]l, 000 lbs.... 
■11,000 doUs.. 

..1,000 doUs.. 

(galls 

■11,000 dolls.. 

(lbs 

■11,000 dolls.. 
..1,000 dolls.. 




Salt 

Spirits and wines: 


28.663 


Wines 

Sugar: 

Refined 

Molasses and sirups 


n55,342 
98 

(*) 


Toys 

Vegetables 

Wood, and manufacturers of 


..1,000 dolls.. 
..1,000 dolls.. 


(*) 
(44 


Manufactures of 






Wool, and manufactures of: 

Cloth 


..1,000 dolls.. 


(') 
128 










Total merchandise 


1,657 
"■16 


1,768 
32 


2,455 


2,370 
119 


' 26 


1,838 
59 


1,719 
25 


1,603 


1,203 
2 


1,050 


1,013 

(*) 


Gold and sUver: Gold coin 


..1,000 dolls.. 
..1,000 doUs.. 










Total imports 


1,673 


1,800 


2,496 


2,489 


1,800 


1,897 


1,744 


1,603 


1,205 


1,050 


1,013 



" Represents the value of the silver as well as of the copper 
id lead contained therein. 

i> Data for 1906 from British Consular Report No. 3870. 



« Includes all textiles. 

/ Includes leather goods. 

g Specified as vegetable oils, juices, eti 

ft Includes soaps, chemicals, etc. 

> Includes farm and dairy products. 



I Includes beer and cider. 
* No data. 

I Includes fruits and plants. 
"1 Gold and silver coin. 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



101 



Imports into and Exports from Principal Countries of America in Specified Years, : 
MIQUELON AND ST. PIERRE— Continued. 
EXPORTS (TOTAL TRADE). 



r Articles — Continued. 



1890 



1897 



1899 



1900 



1901 



1902 



Breadstuffs: Sea biscuit and bread. . 
Fish: 

Codfisli— Dried, smoked 

Pickled 



Oil, animal: Cod liver oil.. 



■11,000 dolls.. 
Jl,0001bs.., 
•\1,000 dolls. 



17 


17 


8,293 


5,651 


407 


307 


8,337 


41,212 


1,601 


1,247 


666 


447 


32 


17 


1,177 


784 


33 


21 


824 


411 


25 


13 


18 




24 


26 



3,149 

160 

25,950 



2,277 

120 

24,996 



NEWFOUNDLAND (INCLUDING LABRADOR). 9 

IMPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE). 



1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 



Animals; Oxen and c< 
Apparel, wearing i. .. 
Breadstuffs: Flour... 
Coal and coke: 

Coal 



)0 dolls. 
)Odolis! 



•ti.oc 



Coke 

Cottons, woolens, silks, and linens,! , f,f,„ •, 
and manufactures of /^'"^^ "' 

Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses: 

Hemp, hemp yarn, etc 1,000 d( 

Canvas and cordage 1,000 d( 

Fishing tackle (. 1,000 d( 

Iron and steel, manufactures of: 

Hardware (including nails) 1.000 d( 

Machinery 1,000 d( 

Railway materials 1.000 d( 

Leather and leather ware 1,000 d< 

Oils: 

Olein, lard, etc 1,000 d( 

Kerosene 1,000 d( 

Provisions: 

Beef, pigs' heads, feet, hocks, and U qqq ^j, 

Butter (including oleomargarine)|j'Qgg Jj^ 



Pork, salted.. 



fbbls. 

-■ti,or' 



Bacon, hams, and tongues. . 
Salt (in bulk) •! J°q^ 



All other articles 1,000 dolls. 



lion and specie 1,000 dolls. 

Total imports 1,000 dolls. 



411,781 
173,429 



EXPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE). 







Fish: 


(1,000 lbs ... 






Herring, pickled 

Herring, frozen and in bulk. . 


■• -11,000 dolls.. 
....1,000 dolls.. 


Lobsters, preserved, in tins. . 
Salmon, pickled 


•••{l^Oolfdolis.'; 

(1,000 lbs ... 

■■■11,000 dolls.. 


Iron, chrome, ore, and pyrites.. . 


■■■{1,000 d'oYls.'; 
(No 




■•■I1.OOO dolls.. 



124,062 
3,755 
78, 376 



175, 47 

11,000 dolls.. 

a Specified as farinaceous foods. 
b Included in "Codfish, pickled." 
c Includes all codfish. 
<i Includes "Codfish — dried, smoked." 
' No data. 

.s casks and other wood w 



127,212 
2,824 
19, 731 



117 I 



130 



276,879 
137 



203, 8J 



455,554 740,1: 

456 I 7i 

327,163 528,1. 



165,875 
7,865 
66,716 



822, 400 

1,103 

283,404 



JOi 



1893-1895, years ended December 31; 1896-1906, years ended June 30. 

Horses and oxen. 

Including oiled clothes. 

Oils, lard, and sundries for butterine. 

For fishery purposes. 



102 



CO^OIERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Imports into and Exports from Principal Countries of America in Specified Years, by Articles- 
Newfoundland (INCLUDING r,ABRADOR)-Continued. 

EXPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE)— Continued. 



ARTICLES. 


1893 


1894 


1895 


1896 


1897 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


Oils, animal: 
Cod- 
Unrefined 


f 1,000 galls.. 
••11,000 dolls.. 


918 
219 


1,158 
269 


1,504 
344 


1,364 
312 

33 

'230 


1,134 
245 

1,005 

246 

3 


856 

31 

790 

218 

8 

121 


1,062 
262 
16 

981 
252 
65 

213 


1,270 
302 
18 
9 
1,534 
434 
132 
35 
423 


1,562 
385 
23 
13 
1,423 
425 

54 
323 


1,767 

1,205 

390 
113 
513 


1,729 

37 
1,339 
454 
815 
257 


1,019 

287 
191 
483 
841 
303 
1,135 
298 
762 


629 
168 
115 
137 

1,158 
375 

1,930 

667 


1,459 
364 




•■tl.OOO dolls.. 
11,000 galls.. 


208 
17 


(") 

'280 
42 
10 
184 


18 

1,331 

305 


35 

1,145 




f 1,000 galls.. 
--\1, 000 dolls.. 


297 




7 
768 


7 
143 


223 










6,364 


5,885 


6,206 
14 


6,637 

1 


■ 4,918 
8 


5,225 
2 


6,834 
103 


8,598 


8,321 


9,506 
50 


9,916 
64 


10,383 
2 


10, 667 
2 






1,000 dolls 






...1,000 dolls.. 




Total exports 


6,368 


5,892 


6,220 


6,638 


4,926 


5,227 


6,937 


8,627 


8,360 


9,556 


9,980 


10,385 


10,669 


12,086 



URUGUAY. 

IMPORTS. 



ARTICLES. 

Agricultural implements 1,000 dolls. . 

Animals: 

ca"ie fcdoiis:: 

All other 1,000 dolls. . 

Ce-«"t {ifiOO-doilsV. 

Chemicals and drugs 1,000 dolls. . 

^°^' {i?006do°fs.: 

rnfffifi /l,0001bs.... 

^°°®® il.OOO dolls.. 

Cotton manufactures : 

Cloths 1,000 dolls. . 

All other 1,000 dolls. . 

Fibers, and manufactures of, n. e. s. : 

Jute, raw \l,0^o6 doUs'. ! 

Burlap 1,000 dolls. . 

Fish, including shellfish 1,000 dolls. . 

Fruits and nuts 1,000 dolls. . 

Glass and glassware 1,000 dolls. . 

Haberdashery 1,000 dolls. . 

Iron and steel: 

Bars, sheets, and plates \ToOO doUs ' 

Galvanized roofing 1,000 dolls. . 

Tinplate 1,000 dolls. . 

Fence wire 1,000 dolls. . 

Hardware 1,000 dolls. . 

Arms 1,000 dolls. . 

Machinery 1,000 dolls. . 

All other manufactures 1,000 dolls. . 

Leather, and manufactures of 1,000 dolls. . 

,,„,,. Jbush 

M**'* 11,000 dolls.. 

Musical instruments 1,000 dolls. . 

Oils: 

Ke— eiolls:: 

Lubricating 1,000 dolls. . 

Cotton-seed 1,000 dolls. . 

Olive |1''""^ ?^"^- • 

""^® 11,000 dolls. . 

Paints, colors, and dyes 1,000 dolls. . 

Paper, and manufactures of 1,000 dolls. . 

„. . Q.OOOlbs.... 

^"=^ 11,000 dolls. . 

Salt 1,000 dolls. . 

Silk, and manufactures of 1,000 dolls. . 

Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: 

Wines i^'O"*^ ?^"^^ - 

^ ™''^ 11,000 dolls. . 

All other 1,000 dolls. . 

st^^-^h {IZdoiis:; 

Raw fl, 000 lbs... 

^^^ 11,000 doUs.. 

PofinoH ;i,0001bs... 

^^^^"^ 11,000 dolls.. 

rp„„ /1, 000 lbs... 

^^^ 11,000 dolls. . 

Verba mat^ fl.OOOlbs... 

Yeroa mate |j qqq ^j^jj^ 

Tobacco, and manufactures of 1,000 dolls. . 

Tobacco preparation for sheep diseases 1,000 dolls. . 

Wearing apparal and textiles, n. e. s 1,000 dolls. . 

Wood, unmanufactured, and lumber: 

p'°«i^'^" : — {IZdoii":; 

All other 1,000 dolls . . 

Charcoal 1,000 dolls. . 

Wool, and manufactures of 1,000 dolls. . 

Free imports for the Government foreign legations, railroad and industrial 

enterprises 1,000 dolls. . 

All other articles 1,000 dolls. . 

Total 1,000 dolls.. 



265,943 


248,583 


1,852 


2,012 




46 


36,765 


32, 326 


106 


94 


417 


408 


114,851 


103,583 




1,071 


2,426 


2,544 



17,094 

722 

13,713 



2,075 

90 

30,367 

88 

533 

94, 560 

978 

2,216 



131,727 
1,362 
2,544 



28,379 

82 

594 

106,915 



1,354 

1,199 
2,073 



1,752 
306 

6,758 



129,273 
1,337 
2,565 



1,916 
25,958 



a Less than $500. 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



lOS 



Imports into and Exports from Principal Countries op America in Specified Years, by Articles — Continued. 

XTRTJGTJ AY— Continued. 

EXPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE). 



ARTICLES. 



1896 



1897 



1899 



1900 



1901 



1902 



Animals: 

Cattle 

Horses 

Bones, horns, hoofs, and bone ash.. 
Breadstuffs: 



■il.OOO dolls. 

-■{i.oob'doiis! 

-•{l.Ood dolls! 



Wheat 

Wheat flour 

Bristles 

Feathers, ostrich 

Hides and skins: 

Calf skins 

Cattle hides (salted) . . 

Horse hides 

Sheep skins 



■11,000 dolls. 
/1,000 bush. 
■\ 1,000 doUs. 



1,000 dolls. 
[1,000 lbs... 
;1,000 dolls. 



26,174 

198 

5,407 



1,114 
215,002 



2,050 
1,442 
93,027 
308 
2,239 



1,243 

4,851 

17 

17,595 



Canned 

Extracts 

Jerked 

Canned soups... 
Canned tongues . 
Tallow and fat.. 

Sand 

Seeds: Linseed 



2,491 

234 

45, 518 

2,008 

104,323 



178,118 

147 

77, 568 



2,219 

208 

34, 112 

1,706 

170,278 



1,277 

1,364 

126,867 

'242 

50 

1,961 

184 

36,142 

1,949 

224, 461 

232 

15,786 

17 

124 



Stone, unmanufactured. . 

Vegetables 

Wool 

All other articles 



Total exports 1,000 dolls. 



WEST INDIES, BRITISH— BAHAMAS.'' 

IMPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE). 



ARTICLES. 


1890 


1891 


1892 


1893 


1894 


1895 


1896 


1897 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


Animals: Cattle, including /no 




283 


309 


426 


528 


198 


159 


221 


160 


6173 


l>135 


6172 


6112 


108 


131 


calves 11,000 dolls. . 




6 




9 


13 


6 




13 


11 


614 




616 


611 


11 


12 


Breadstuffs: 
































Com meal and hominy. . -{^.^Jj^o-dolis: ! 


13,813 
41 


' 41 


15,852 
51 


14,391 
44 


11,213 
34 


7,998 
24 


13,782 
30 


' 28 


' 34 


17,098 
42 


16,012 
41 


15,500 
57 


14,904 
61 


13,740 
51 


11,381 
41 


Flour, wheat, and rye. . . .{^'^^fj^o'dolls: ! 


c34,087 


c27,571 
O130 


c35,884 
C135 


c37,330 
C125 


c32,967 
C99 


<28,147 
<:91 


35,515 
118 


29,727 
124 


34,226 
141 


37,544 

122 

750 

2 


41,233 

138 

2,000 

110 


52,637 

4,581 
37 
184 


47,108 

193 

3,053 

31 

138 


44,198 

184 

1,681 

14 

119 


45,099 
155 


*^°^' {1,000 dolls 






















coffee, raw or roasted ^O lb-.. 




98 


50 


77 


76 


81 


92 


97 


140 


122 


23 


18 


7 


10 


14 


12 


13 


10 


10 


7 


10 


15 


10 


9 


10 


Cotton, woolen, linen, and silk, manufac- 
































tures of 1,000 dolls. . 




















297 


275 


306 


217 


225 


233 


Earthenware, glassware, and furniture, 










































286 


229 


280 


197 


195 




Fruits (preserved), fish, meats, etc. 






















































Iron and steel, manufactures of: Ma- 
































chinery 1,000 dolls.. 
















20 


15 


30 


43 


80 


18 


13 


13 


Provisions: 


















Butter KH^oYls:: 


110 


113 


105 




108 




112 


120 




133 


137 


171 


136 


142 


119 


20 


23 


23 


27 


24 


23 


21 


22 


24 


29 


32 


39 




32 




^-^ {};r?o1-is:: 


131 


, 169 

' 12 


163 


159 


182 


194 


215 


214 


243 




295 


374 


295 




335 


8 


12 


13 


12 












18 


27 


25 




26 


Meats, salted or cured ...{};»» J]^--:; 




613 


616 


543 


510 


435 


658 


611 


740 


869 


958 


1,106 


702 


646 




34 


38 


47 


50 


39 


31 


37 


35 


47 


51 


67 


93 


71 


61 




WiPo 11,000 lbs.... 
K'*'^ ---KOOO dolls.. 


1,506 




1,613 


1,617 




1,535 


1,853 


1,620 


1,715 


1,673 


1,709 


2,433 


2,411 


2,167 


2,123 


31 


' 30 


34 


27 


23 


25 


30 


31 


36 


33 


34 


55 


52 


54 


47 



a Figures for 1901 are for fifteen months ended March 31, 1902; those for 1902 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1903; all other for the calendar years stated. 
6 Excluding calves. 
c Excluding rye flour. 



104 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Imports into and Exports from Principal Countries of America in Specified Years, by Articles — Continued. 

WEST INDIES, BRITISH— BAHAMAS— Continued. 

IMPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE)-Continued. 



ARTICLES. 


1890 


1891 


1892 


1893 


1894 


1895 


1896 


1897 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1003 


1904 


Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: 


8 
14,653 
13 
10,677 
10 
2 

17 
28 


21,271 
16 

12,738 
11 

1 

373 
18 

679 
27 


8 
22,625 
13 
14,435 
12 
1 

290 
12 

31 


16,137 

12,123 
10 

1 

304 
16 

740 
27 


14,525 

8 

10,574 

1 

289 
12 

770 
28 


18,905 
10 

11,781 
10 
2 

336 

. 13 

713 

24 


15,999 

8 

10,515 

10 

1 

281 
11 

894 
26 


7 
14,437 

7 

11,876 

10 

1 

331 
11 

21 


18,507 

15,549 
13 

1 

348 
14 

879 
24 


13 
22,976 

= 5,339 
"7 
10 

438 
19 

1? 
104 
27 
277 


12 

' 15 

"7,032 

a 10 

528 
22 

1,135 
34 
80 
29 

, 292 


15 

24,803 

16 

' 29 
9 

617 

24 

1,513 

46 

39 


23,597 
14 

20,267 
20 

453 
15 
1,160 
31 
49 
27 

284 


10 
18,443 

11 
18,474 

20 

428 
13 
1,129 
32 
58 
27 

253 


8 


^"™ {1,000 dofls".'. 

Whisky, gin, etc {fo'do dolls:: 


23,589 
12 

22,729 
23 


Sugar: 

Refined, including whiteJl.OOO lbs.... 


377 
12 


. unrefined {\'X^^.: 


1,362 
39 




6 21 
646 


22 


23 

545 


24 

517 


20 
510 


23 


24 
537 


21 
520 


22 

675 


26 


All other articles 1,000 dolls. . 


310 


Total merchandise 1,000 dolls. . 

Bullion and specie 1,000 dolls. . 


1,053 
30 


928 


961 


917 
39 


852 


815 
25 


55 


890 
15 


1,095 
65 


1,502 


1,497 
135 


1,974 
15 


1,450 
40 


1,377 
57 


1,381 
67 








Total imports 1 ,000 dolls . . 


1,083 


928 


961 


950 


852 


840 


948 


905 


1,160 


1,602 


1,632 


1,989 


1,490 


1,434 


1,448 



















902 
22 

2,562 

17 

404,865 

120 

36 

99,496 

1,228 
439 

5 
15 


1,252 
72 

2,258 

15 

349,802 

119 

36 

48,400 

4 

1,208 

475 

8,795 

35 

18 


1,359 
82 

483 

6 

332,243 

138 


1,2,6 -,_ 




2,345 
183 

1,534 

7 

521,482 

180 

56 

108,936 

1,319 

475 

20,659 

43 

3 

38 


3,223 

700 

5 

481,693 

168 

47 

86,539 

1,516 

508 

19,212 

42 

^^3 


2 2 9 






















Fruits: 


3,247 

19 

476,090 

242 

30 

190.671 

918 

307 

8,021 

18 
48 


2,156 

11 

510,408 

224 

19 

146,578 

1,106 
286 

' 33 
14 
28 


3,084 

15 

655,332 

273 

17 

120,130 

10 

1,133 

319 

5,543 

19 

20 

33 


1,103 

5 

472,900 

193 

176,515 
10 
946 
285 
5,462 
20 
12 
34 


676 

3 

569,832 

207 

15 

156,688 

940 
288 
7,343 
26 
5 
29 


4,516 

416,507 

23 

27,508 

. 2 

1,081 

329 

9,130 

35 

15 

42 


1,902 

14 

332,269 

80 

123,458 

1,530 

16,789 

12 
56 


1,264 

10 

602,918 

288 

34 


3,001 

14 

380,094 

141 

48 

73,045 

5 

1,518 

668 

9,313 

34 

7 

37 


273 


Pineapples, fresh {^_°^- "j-,,- ; 


228,608 
110 




54,967 










sponges K^otis:: 

Turtle shell fc' aolis : : 

Wood and timber of all kinds.1,000 dolls.. 


1,125 
409 
12,885 
49 
13 
26 


1,165 

507 

6,904 

21 

2 

35 


1,408 

515 

8,796 

42 








704 


623 


"• 




581 


629 


688 


778 


751 


976 


1,044 


992 


1,018 













"WEST INDIES, BRITISH— BARBADOS. «• 

IMPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE). 



1893 1894 1895 



1897 1898 1S99 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 



10 dolls. 



Animals: Cattle 

Bread stuffs: 

Bread and biscuit {{'^^ J^^ls: : 

Flour, wheat and rye {I'.ooodoYls: : 

Meal (Indian com) {l,ooo"dolis: : 

All other 1,000 dolls. . 

Chemicals, drugs and dyes: 

Sulphate of ammonia {l°ooo dolls: : 

All other 1 ,000 dolls. . 

Coal, coke, and patent fuel I I'ooo dolls' 

Fish, dried, smoked, or salted {lloood'oUs" 

Iron, steel, and manufactures of: 

Hardware and metals (new) 1,000 dolls. . 

All other 1,000 dolls. . 

Leather of all kinds, including boots and shoes 
1 000 dolls. . 

Butter and its compounds |['°°^ Jj^J^^jj- - • 

Meats-Bacon and hams {{'^^ [j;^,;- ; 

Lard, and compounds of {I'ooo doll="' 



72,496 
45,321 



71,676 

436 

46,822 



19,7611 1 
10,947 



5,566 

150 

431, 841 



18 274, 142 
9,212 



il meal and Oil cake «"olis:: ''"^ 

Oi- Petroleum {fo'd^ dofls:: ''^'1^'^ 

jijgg Jl,0001bs.... 11,909 5 

Spirits, wines, and malt Uquors: 

Spirits l.OOOdolIs.. 51 45 43 49 53 37 35 36 

Malt liquors l,000dolls.. 59 48 

a Whisky only. 

6 Excluding cigars. 

c Figures for 1901 are for fifteen months ended March 31, 1 

d No figures available 

< For 1893 and subsequent years the value of imports includes the estimated charges for freight, insurance, and vi 

that of the goods at the port of shipment. The amount of the charges was approximately 21.4 per c< 

and 13.3 per cent in 1895. The percentage in subsequent years can not be stated. 



10,168; 19,794 

81 1 99 

9,818; 9,347 



2,177 2,770 
202 
83 
20,099 19,238 

4,155 



67,348 72,147 



27,789, 24,852 



397,826 319,5113; 



56 



39 



47 



I; those for 1902 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1903, all other for the calendar years stated. 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



105 



Imports into and Exports from Principal Countries of America in Specified Years, bx Articles— Continued. 
WEST INDIES, BRITISH— BARBADOS— Continued. 

IMPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE)— Continued. 



ARTICLES. 


1890 


1891 


1892 


1893 


1894 


1895 


1896 


189J 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


Tobacco, and manufactures of 1,000 dolls.. 

Wood, and manufactures of: 

Lumber K'Lis:: 

_, . , (M 


54 

10,919 

159 

2,307 

967 
1,309 


41 

9,958 
145 

2,736 
120 

635 
1,044 


42 

8,258 
119 

2,310 
105 

1,084 


48 

10,032 

184 

3,457 

208 

832 
1,344 


4.5 
9,692 
2,821 


41 

4,555 

87 

1,839 

567 
965 


34 

7,757 
150 

2,542 
129 

791 
1,041 


32 

9,516 

176 

1,650 

84 

777 
1,076 


26 

10,841 

210 

2,284 

116 

639 
1,073 


26 

9,098 
169 

' 77 

744 
1,068 


2 


6,525 
124 

3,336 
169 

6 876 
1,021 


26 

'l4£ 

2,448 

124 

6 647 
944 


24 

'l02 

1,815 

124 

970 


6,498 
127 

2,435 
178 

6 873 


(a) 

'lOl 

2,056 

100 


staves and shocks {i.ooo dolls.. 

Wool, linens, cottons, and manufactures of 
1,000 dolls 








5,809 


5,196 


5,241 
23 


6,599 
81 


.,» 


4,652 
5 


5,059 
46 


4,851 
58 


5,115 


4,851 
6 


5,087 


4,972 


4,223 
24 


3,998 


5,202 






















5,809 


5,196 


5,2.4 


6,680 


6,226 


4,657 


5,104 


4,909 


5,153 


4,857 


5,087 


4,972 


4,247 


3,998 


5,204 









DOMESTIC EXPORTS. 



Chemicals, drugs, and dyes: Manjak (1,000 lbs 

(pitch) U.OOO dolls. . 

Lime, building 1,000 dolls. . 

Sugar and molasses: 

Molasses {\Z&: 

Suga'^.dry ted'^olis:: 



5, 648 3, 620 
6, 143 : 



7, 278 - 
228 
92,311113,696 



WEST INDIES, BRITISH-BERMUDA. 

IMPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE). 



ARTICLES. 



1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 



Animals: 

Cattle {"odddolls:: 

Other animals 1,000 dolls. , 

BreadstufTs: 

Flour and meal 1,000 dolls. . 

Other 1,000 dolls. . 

Chemicals, drugs, and dyes: Drugs 1,000 dolls.. 

C°al {l!oOOdolis:: 

Cotton, and manufactures of 1,000 dolls. . 

Dry goods, n. e. s 1,000 dolls. . 

Fibers, and manufactures of: Textiles— Clothing 

1,000 dolls. . 

Fish 1 ,000 dolls. . 

Fruits and nuts : Fruits 1,000 dolls. . 

Iron and steel, and manufactures of: 

Hardware and cutlery 1,000 dolls. . 

Machinery 1,000 dolls. . 

All other 1,000 dolls. . 

Leather, manufactures of 1,000 doUs. . 

Oi'^^ Kerosene {f^'oaons.: 

Oilmen's stores 1,000 dolls. . 

Provisions: 

Meat products— Beef 1,000 dolls.. 

Dairy products— 

Butter fl.OOO lbs. .. . 

"""'^'^ il,000 dolls. . 

Cheese 1,000 dolls. . 

Groceries 1,000 dolls.. 

AH other 1,000 dolls. . 

Silk, and manufactures of 1,000 dolls.. 

Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: 

Snirits /S^Us 

"P'"^^ tl,000 dolls.. 

Wine 1,000 dolls.. 

Malt liquors 1,000 dolls. 

Suear ri,000 lbs.... 

''^^^^ \1,000 dolls.. 

Tobacco, and manufactures of 1,000 dolls.. 

Vegetables : Potatoes 1,000 dolls. . 

Wood, and manufactures of: 

Furniture 1.000 dolls. . 

Lumber 1,000 dolls. . 

All other 1,000 dolls. . 

Wool, and manufactures of 1,000 dolls.. 

All other articles 1,000 dolls. . 

Government stores 1,000 dolls. . 

Total merchandise 1,000 dolls. . 

Bullion and specie: Specie 1,000 dolls.. 

Total imports 1,000 doUs. . 

a No data. 

6 Includes silk. Details not available. 

c Decrease due to drought and fungus disease. 

d Not separately stated. 

« Includes silks and woolens. 



'1,484 "1,573 "1,711 



/Includes dry goods. 

» Included in cotton, and 

ft Includes fancy goods only. 

i Exclusive of canned fruit. 

J Includes all metal manufactures, 



* Includes all u 
' Including mei 
m Including canned fruits and meats, and preserves, 
n Totals do not include goverimient stores. 



106 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Imports into and Exports from Principal Countries of America in Specified Years, by Articles— Continued. 
WEST INDIES, BRITISH— BERMUDA— Continued. 

EXPORTS. 



ARTICLES. 


1890 


1891 


1892 


1893 


1894 


1895 


1896 


1897 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 




(lbs 


20,832 


30,240 
8 
61 

397 

133 

4 

17 


74 

268 
140 


37,632 

109 

302 

140 

1 

23 


25,872 

225 
95 
4 
19 


8,324 

139 

219 

134 

8 

20 


3 

280 
99 
7 
18 


10, 192 

49 

412 
98 
8 
16 


30,352 

8 
81 

292 

103 

6 

15 


14,000 

89 

323 
124 

12 


45,472 

58 

213 
125 
12 
16 


24,304 
41 

124 
10 


25,984 

7 

103 

232 
151 

17 


21, 168 
6 
42 

271 
168 

20 


22,624 




11,000 dolls.. 


Vegetables: 

Onions 

Potatoes 

AU other 


1,000 dolls.. 

1,000 dolls.. 

l,000doUs.. 


405 
169 
12 


361 
127 
18 










1,000 dolls.. 




Total 


653 


620 


513 


584 


438 


522 


473 


586 


505 


563 


436 


437 


520 


522 


575 



WEST INDIES, BRITISH— GRENADA. 

IMPORTS' (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE). 



Breadstufis: 

Flour w'iotth: 

All other 1,000 dolls. 

Chemicals, drugs, and dyes, n. e. s.: Medicinal extracts 

and preparations 1 ,000 dolls . 

Earthen and glass ware 1,000 dolls. 

Fertilizers 1,000 dolls . 

Fish, dried and preserved {l|ooO dolls! 

Iron and steel manufactures 1,000 dolls. 

Leather, and manufactures of 1,000 dolls. 

Oils: 

Mineral-Petroleum {f^"^ ■^-,-,- ; 

Vegetable 1,000 dolls. 

Paper : Stationery and books 1 ,000 dolls . 

Meats and meat products: Meat, salted (1,000 lbs... 

and preserved (1,000 dolls. 

T„,j (1,000 lbs... 

^^^^ il.OOO dolls. 

Dairy products 1 ,000 dolls. 

'^'"^ {l^OOOdolis! 

Soap 1 .000 dolls. 

Spirits, wines, and malt liquors 1,000 dolls. 

„,._._ (1,000 lbs... 

^^S^^ tl.OOO dolls. 

Textile manufactures 1.000 dolls. 

Tobacco manufactures 1,000 dolls. 

Wood, and manufactures of: 

Timber 1 ,000 dolls. 

Furniture 1,000 dolls. 

All other articles 1,000 dolls. 

Total merchandise 1,000 dolls. 

Bullion and specie 1,000 dolls. 

Total imports 1,000 dolls. 

cocoa «[}-■: 

co«-.-w «^i3: 

''"^t-g^ eUSis: 

All other 1,000 dolls . 

All other articles 1,000 dolls. 

Total 1 ,000 dolls . 

o Not stated. 



& Reported as 1 094 bales and 9 bags. 



c Includes all spices. 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



107 



Imports into and Exports f 



t Principal Countries of America in Specified Years, bt Articles — Continued. 
^WEST INDIES, BRITISH- JAMAICA, a 

IMPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE). 



1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 



Bread and biscuit. 

Corn (maize) 

Flour, wheat 



/bush 

■■il.OOO dolls. 

fbbls 

•■11,000 doUs. 

jbbls . 



179, 113 

915 

26, 446 



178,357 

130 

173,788 



Coal and coke -j j q )o dolls' 

Cotton, manufactures of 1 ]00J dolls. 

Fish: 

Dried or salted (except fl.OOO lbs... 
smoked) \1,000 dolls. , 

p"=i^'^<3 Iwoo-doiis:: 

Haberdashery and millinery . .1,000 dolls. , 

Hats 1 ,000 dolls. . 

Iron and steel, manufactures of: 

Hardware and cutlery 1,000 dolls. . 

Machinery, and parts of ..1,000 dolls. . 

All other 1 ,000 dolls. . 

ofi/doz. prs . .. 

11,000 dolls.. 

(galls 

U.OOO dolls.. 

(galls 

•11,000 doUs.. 

..1,000 dolls.. 
(1,000 lbs.... 
■11,000 dolls.. 
..1,000 dolls.. 
(1,009 lbs.... 

11,000 dolls.. 

(1,000 lbs 

11,000 dolls.. 

I manufactures (lbs 



43,976 

214 

1,410 



117 

44,245 

212 

1,703 

13,538 
659 

49,853 
250 
343 
123 



Leather, manufacture 
Boots and shoes 

Liquors, malt 

Oils, mineral: Petroleum .. 

Provisions: 

Meat and meat product 
Butter and compounds 
Milk, condensed 



314,227 

265 

599,764 



11,635 

340 

3,347 



7,712 

3,815 

167 

296,357 



37,893 
345 

249, 272 
243 

784, 035 



3,473 

152 

239, 226 



111 

52,258 

254 

1,458 

14,612 
640 

48,854 
190 
271 
127 



28,790 
287 

305,263 
297 

757, 648 



231,362 
779,772 



180,954 
718, 927 



2,304 

67 

293,305 

178 

134,800 

721 

21,779 

54 

55, 447 

255 

1,321 



27,541 

268 

231,460 



241,778 212,613 
216 i 188 
824 794,970 



8,513 


7,532 


197 


174 


2,406 


2,221 


94 


87 


247, 102 


213,663 



Wearing apparel 1,00J dolls. , 

Wood, manufactures of: Lumber and 

shooks 1,000 dolls. . 

Wool, and manufactures of... 1,000 doUs.. 
All other articles 1,000 dolls. . 



EXPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE). 



„ (1,000 lbs.... 
Cocoa jlioOO dolls.. 

cofiee te!]''r,;-- 


719 

70 

8,476 

1,381 

2a63 
8,555 

135 
40,725 

277 

1,219 
119 
10, 121 
396 
{<') 
C) 

1,594 

969 

42,325 

1,149 

109,283 

1,861 

52 

269 


614 

60 

9,736 

3,503 
1,279 
7,856 

129 
19,386 

113 

1,823 
198 

'248 

m 
m 

1,705 
1,245 
47,689 
1,243 

47 

86,675 

1,476 

31 

374 


951 

103 

10,903 

1,658 

4,180 
1,653 
6,979 

119 
23, 193 

169 

1,527 
133 

7,812 
289 

C'j 
1,698 
930 
41,644 
1,176 

26 

92,631 

1,634 

135 

292 


1,155 
132 

l!665 

5,163 
2,303 
9,171 

12,404 
91 

1,672 
218 

9,829 
374 

(6) 
1,461 
711 
45, 980 
1,374 

35 

89,736 

2,184 

171 


1,045 

10, 654 
1,736 

4,679 
2,087 
10, 144 
179 
29,979 
237 

1,736 
217 

9,403 
409 

(b) 
15 

'912 
44,652 
1,164 

45 

76,339 

1,672 

252 


1,155 

85 

9,452 

1,386 

4,221 
1,541 
9,443 

184 
97,025 

826 

1,961 

245 

10,903 

1,929 
136 

1,881 

801 

43,783 

951 

84,478 

i;747 

37 

283 


1,028 

7,461 
1,027 

i;472 

11,802 

172 

103,703 

757 

1,234 

11,150 
376 

134 

1,643 

600 

36,004 

724 

57 

43,084 

107 
369 


1,794 
182 

9,566 
805 

6,982 
2,170 
11,534 
193 
88,013 
655 

1,408 

170 
4,349 

2.58 
2,352 

102 
1,379 

448 
31,850 

89 

42,600 
575 
86 


2,352 

260 

12,352 

789 

7,497 

2, 280 

11,968 

166 

107. 190 

602 

1,702 

211 
8,729 

621 

2,016 

84 

1,564 

508 
40,404 

732 

85 

43,421 
555 
159 

572 


2,245 
9,364 

8,046 
2,937 
18,012 

107, 444 
706 

2,263 

295 

13,885 

845 

1,779 

1,569 

636 

43,784 

950 

86 

28,871 
380 
102 
616 


'314 

'766 

8,248 
3,011 
13, 556 

88,826 
562 

2,971 

11,261 

538 

6,653 

154 

1,404 

740 

32,041 

111 

34,006 
480 
65 
489 


4,475 

408 

11,550 

740 

11,004 
4,016 
17,663 
301 
79,062 
500 

2,391 

182 
8,073 

386 
(») 

124 
1,422 

606 
36,026 

665 

78 

41,107 
505 
99 
454 


3,524 

318 

12,080 

14, 184 
5,522 
25, 624 

98 iS 
'492 

3,263 

227 

12,880 

448 

(») 

162 

1,927 

762 

45, 523 

816 

99 

37,895 
473 
87 
522 


2,465 
202 

'546 

7,083 
2,848 
14,951 
243 
82, 631 
352 

3,171 
207 

7,961 
432 

^^32 

1,294 

472 

30,295 

592 

95 

42,259 
540 
49 

471 


2,627 

198 

5,782 


Fruits and nuts: 

Bananas {SS".":: 


8,904 
2,502 
4,246 


Cocoanuts fcdolis:: 


84 

73,053 

302 

2,465 

133 

17,286 

667 

m 

310 
1,234 


Oranges {l,0b0dolis:: 

Spices and extracts: 

Pincrpr (1,000 IbS. .. . 

<^"^g" 11.000 dolls.. 

Pepper, Jamaica K^'^oUs:: 

Logwood extracts KJljfii^:; 

Spirits rum IJ'SSSf^l!^- 


<5,„rar rnw (1,000 Ibs. .. . 


22,183 


Tobacco, cigars and cigarettes 




Wood and timber: 

^°swood {iToodous:: 


29,972 
368 










Total merchandise 1,000 dolls. . 


8,869 


8,082 


8,317 


9,733 


9,069 


8,699 


6,816 


6,769 


7,624 


8,878 


8,562 


9,064 


10,894 


7,281 


6,578 






197 
101 


2 

221 
23 










116 
129 














c8 


Specie: 

Gold 1,000 dolls . . 


369 
23 


255 
113 


162 
119 


273 
143 


131 
208 


427 
40 


46 
167 


46 
138 


43 
331 


239 
23 


118 
112 








Total bullion and specie .1,000 dolls . . 


392 


299 


246 368 


281 


416 


339 


246 


467 


213 


184 


374 


262 


230 


413 




9,261 


8,381 


8,563 10 101 


9,350 


9,115 


7 155 1 7 ni.1 1 S 091 


9,091 


8,746 


9 438 1 11.1.^ 


7,511 


6,991 










' 


' 









"Fiscal year begins April 1, 



cGold and silver specie not distinguished. 



108 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Imports into and Exports from Principal Cou 

west indies, british— leeward islands. 

imports (including bullion and specie). 



OF America in Specified Years, by Articles — Continued. 



ARTICLES. 



1890 1891 1892 



1894 1895 1896 



1899 1900 1901 



Books and printed in£ 
Breadstuffs: 

Bread and biscuit. 

Corn and wtieat.. . 



.1,000 di 



...1,000 dolls. 
••{l.OOOdolls: 

Wl^^'^tfi""^ {woo dolls. 

Com meal and flour {^^^^^ j-^j,^ 

Chemicals, drugs, surgical appliances 

1,000 dolls. . 

Cotton, wool, linen, and manufactures 

of 1,000 dolls. . 

Earthen and glass ware 1,000 dolls. 

Fertilizers i nr,Aj. ii_ 

Fish: 

Dried 



Pickled.. 



fl.OOO 

U.OOO dolls. 

(bbl; 

tl.OOO dolls. 

Haberdashery and millinery. .1,000 doll: 
Iron and steel: 

Hardware 1,000 dolls. 

Machinery for sugar mfg. . 1,000 dolls. 
Leather, and manufactures of: 

Boots and shoes 1,000 dollf 

Saddlery and all other 1,000 dolls 

Oil, mineral: Kerosene 1,000 dolls. 

Oil cakeand meal |}-g°g -^-^y- 

Paper, and manufactures of . .1,000 dolls 
Provisions: 

Meat products- 
Beef, salted and dried. 



^■1l,( 



Dairy products- 
Butter 



1,000 dolls. 



Wieomarganue 1i,000 dolls. 

Ri„P /l.OOOlbs... 

""^•^ \1,000 dolls. 

So^P {l!oOO dolls. 

Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: 

Malt liquors 1,000 

Spirits, brandy, gin, rum, f galls 

whisky 11,000 dolls. 

Wines 1 ,000 dolls. 

Tobacco, and manufactures of.l,000dolls. 
Wood, and manufactures of 

Lumber and timber 

Shooks, hoops, ai_ _ „-.. 

1,000 dolls. 

Government stores 1.000 

All other articles 1,000 dolls. 



10 dolls. 



45, 156 

28 

49, 119 



41,895 

27 

52, 596 

252 

24,809 



35,854 

30 

51,525 



91,267 

18 

139, 861 



2,174 2,145 



1,521 1,459 



80, 761 

18 

178,018 



Animals live 


1,000 dolls.. 


17 
c410 
c35 

('') 

C) 

17 
d80 

(") 

82,779 

1,932 

231 


16 
C780 

15 
d91 

62,064 
1,452 

73 


c436 
c43 

11 

d78 

m 

2^081 
239 
83 


12 

c71 

C) 

15 

<2117 

('; 

77,824 

2,126 

164 

79 


12 
C640 
c45 

C) 

d60 

m 

72,027 

'l46 
61 


12 
c627 
c43 

14 
d97 

48,816 
845 
113 
130 


12 
<;977 
c68 

C) 

(. 

1'lf^ 

' 72 
100 


16 
594 
44 

w 
(») 

15 
dll9 

29 

63,963 

1,149 

61 

56 


19 

1,123 

128 

w 

16 
dl25 

26 

44,946 
856 
42 
63 


18 
868 
99 

m 

20 
dl60 

25 

51,099 
1,119 

58 


18 

1,036 

118 

m 

C) 

17 
157 

20 

34,458 
767 
111 
46 


18 
977 
111 

C-) 

(') 

21 
163 

49,258 
967 

56 


18 

1,332 

138 

(M 

C) 

25 
233 

17 

67,959 

72 


16 

971 

101 

59,391 

13 

24 
120 

8 

56,045 
831 
158 
60 


16 


Cocoa 


(1,000 lbs.... 
■\1 ,000 dolls.. 

jibs 

■ -11,000 doUs.. 

...1,000 doUs.. 
...1,000 dolls.. 

1 nnnriniu 


1,086 

102 

116,118 


Fresh....^ 

Limes and lime juice. . . 
Oils, vegetable: Essential o 


16 
175 

7 


Sugar, molasses, and confectionery: 

a„„or 11,000 lbs.... 

^"Sar {llooo dolls.. 

Molasses. 1,000 dolls.. 


55,254 

1,027 

87 




...1,000 dolls.. 




Total 


2,380 


1,875 


2,544 


2,584 


2,016 


1,254 


1,477 


1,489 


1,275 


1,597 


1,254 


1,429 


1,423 


1,331 


1,543 



« Including coffee, but probably nearly all cc 



d Probably all lime jt 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



109 



Imports into and Exports from Principal Countries of America in Specified Years, by Articles — Continued. 
WEST INDIES, BRITISH-ST. EUCIA. 

IMPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE). 



ARTICLES. 



1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 



899 1900 1901 



1902 



Breadstuffs: Wheat flour.. 

B uilding materials 

Cement 



"U, 000 dolls 
..1,000 dolls. 

(bbls 

- 11,000 dolls. 



'^°''' tl.OOOdoUs, 

Cotton and wool, manufactures of 

1 ,000 dolls . 

Fertilizers 1,000 dolls. 

Fish 1,000 dolls. 

Fruits and vegetables 1,000 dolls. 

Haberdashery 1,000 dolls. 

Hats and caps 1,000 dolls. 

Iron and steel: 

Iron, galvanized 1,000 dolls. 

Hardware 1,000 dolls. 



1,000 dollL. 

Leather, manufactures of: Boots and 
shoes 1,000 doll: 



Vegetable— cottonseed oil|f ^ ^ojj; 
Mineral-petroleum {fooo dolls: 



"^^^^ tl,000 dolls. 

Dairy products — butter fibs 

and butter substitutes. 11,000 dolls. 
:„g Jl,000 1bs... 

"'^ U,000 dolls. 



"""i' tl,000 dolls. 

Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: 

Beer and ale 1,000 doUs. 

Spirits 1,000 dolls. 

Wines 1,000 dolls . 

Tobacco, and manufactures ot.l, 000 dolls. 

Wood, and manufactures of: Timber and 

lumber 1,000 dolls. 

All other articles 1,000 dolls. 

Total merchandise 1,000 dolls. 

Gold and silver: 

Specie 1,000 dolls. 

Bullion 1,000 '' 

Total imports 1,000 dolls. 



39,425 
103 

gl21 



3,522 
58,333 



465, 184 

18 

127, 126 



(") 


31,060 


(o) 


9 


(") 
(") 


61,243 


304,042 


245,366 




12 


104,846 


130,412 


13 


16 


561 


577. 


12 


16 


293,834 


313,919 



12 

68,268 

9 


36,264 
15 

67,804 
11 


382,228 


335,839 



34,564 

17 
72,764 



258, 571 

m24 

163,587 



EXPORTS. 



cocoa, crude {};000.b-. 

Sugar and molasses: 

Sugar raw /J'S^O 'i'^,-, - " 


131 

11, 163 

343,831 
42 


III 

9,813 

385 

213,360 


876 

12,872 

442 

330, 780 

37 

43 


'l89 

9,940 

441 

253,680 

23 

206 


983 
139 

10,046 

322 

223,320 

18 

207 


76 

8,126 

'240 

279,960 

17 

147 


1,067 
70 

7,948 

301 

105,000 

44 


77 

8,643 

289 

135, 120 

9 

22 


943 
123 

8,404 

256 

162,670 

11 

21 


8,936 

276 

62,500 

20 


1,298 
186 

9,000 

261 

57,960 

5 

27 


657 

10,880 

231 

7,780 


1,493 
154 

9,583 

127 

5,640 


1,714 
186 

8,702 

170 

59,570 

5 

23 


1,336 
139 

10,318 


Molasses {f,000dolis:: 


(«) 


All other articles 1,000 dolls 


25 


22 


^ ^30 






Total 1,000 dolls.. 


648 


009 


636 


859 


687 


480 


422 


397 


411 


416 


479 


344 


303 


384 


431 



a No data. 

i> Of this amount $441,153 worth was imported for military purposes. 

C$59,649 of this amount imported for military purposes. 

d $163,490 of this amount imported for military purposes. 

'Includes $172,634 in canned goods, weight not stated. 

/$141,528 of this amount imported for military purposes. 

^Including linens. 

A$80,852 of this amount imported for military purposes. 



"■ $61,026 of this amount imported for military purposes. 
.;■ Includes $2,793 of canned goods for which weight was no 
* Includes $745 of canned goods, weight not stated. 
t Includes $998 of canned goods, weight not stated. 
m Includes $3,411 of canned goods, weight not stated, 
n Includes $1,713 of canned goods, weight not stated. 
In addition to 1,233 casks. 



no 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



) AND Exports from Principal Countries of America in Specified Years, by Articles — Continued. 
WEST INDIES, BRITISH— ST. VINCENT. 

IMPORTS. 



ARTICLES. 


1890 


1891 


1892 


1893 


1894 


1895 


1896 


1897 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1908 


1904 


Breadstufis: 

Bread 1,000 dolls. . 

Wheat flour 1?^!^^- VVi ' " " 


42 

(a) 

(a) 

(a) 

962,985 

(o) 
(a) 
(a) 

17 

48,680 

9 

524 

13 

178,148 

16 
.(a) 

15 
302 


9,836 
49 

(a) 

(a) 

(a) 

793,860 

32 

(a) 

(«) 
643,957 

18 
43,830 

15 
181,008 

21 

(a) 

14 

9 

287 


(a) 

10,445 

51 

W 
(a) 

863%^48 
33 

''\ 

(a) 

647,172 

20 
41,737 

579 

13 

185,065 

18 
(a) 

10 

5 
319 


(a) 
12,268 
57 

(") 

C) 

(o) 

808,465 

32 

(a) 

652,706 
9 

21 
46,109 

528 

11 

186,347 

16 
(a) 

12 

5 
270 


14,521 
56 

(c) 

(o) 

781,220 

^% 

(a) 

659,428 

18 
48,550 

457 

11 

198,034 

17 
(o) 

25 
249 


9,426 
39 

(a) 

894,'421 
26 

J 

639,409 

6 

14 
44,549 

431 

184,530 

13 
113 


8,432 
42 

(.) 

(o) 

788%^4 

6 
2 

648,884 
9 

14 
38,323 

4ll 

10 

159,274 

10 

79 

18 
15 


' 42 

(a) 

872 
3 

885,845 
27 

2 
30,682 

12 
43,499 

345 

11 

191,071 

11 
84 

19 

10 
83 


10 
' 55 

769 

3 

701,110 

26 

3 

39,043 
5 

15 

36.905 

8 

525 

16 

178,209 

12 
80 

40 

15 
107 


9 

17,280 

84 

(a) 

287 

627,976 
27 

5 

30 

32,824 

5 

13 
34,490 

584 

15 

163,966 

12 

41 

20 
144 


7 

11,772 

55 

(a) 

482 

2 

658,421 

25 

24 
42,985 

15 
35,845 

485 

13 

170,876 

12 
104 

47 

10 
120 


9,431 
40 

(a) 

482 

2 

576,841 

22 

3 

13 

27,425 

1 

26,218 

359 

10 

147,532 

8 
100 

15 

11 
102 


9,869 
45 

(a) 

306 

726,922 
23 

4 

18 

38,308 

13 
34,930 

2,153 
33 

154,648 
7 

9 

35 

9 
90 


7 

8,746 

43 

5 

1,182 

5 

410,452 

18 

4 

13 

35,920 

11 

34,230 

8 

343 

9 

147,313 

7 

8 
76 

10 
114 


9 
6,477 


Fibers, manufactures of: Cordage, rope, 


7 


''"'^™ rooodoiis;: 


' 9 
339 965 


Iron, steel, and other metals: 

Hardware 1,000 dolls. . 

Machinery 1,000 dolls. . 


19 

6 
5 
11 


Oil, mineral: Petroleum {ff^'^ -^^^^- " 

Provisions: 

Meat— Beef and pork, salted or cured 
1.000 dolls . 


32,399 
6 

13 




34,791 

8 

445 

12 

142,716 

8 


Butter poo dolls:: 

T,-„, /l,000 1bs.... 
K'<=« {lioOO dolls.. 


Soap - poo dolls.. 

^.'.".^! . . T.'°''.^'. . .^° . . . .™*.l,00o'dolls^ 


Textiles 1,000 dolls. . 

Wood, manufactures of: 

Lumber— Pine and spruce.1,000 dolls. . 

Shingles, shooks, staves, etc. 


79 

17 


All other articles 1,000 dolls . 


95 






Total merchandise 1,000 dolls. . 


476 


476 


501 


455 


443 


316 


348 


345 


C430 


505 


468 
12 


365 


385 


379 


361 


































476 


476 


501 


455 


443 


316 


348 


345 


430 


505 


480 


365 


385 


379 









Animals, live: Cattle, goats, and pigs, 
.1,000 dolls.. 


(") 
(a) 

152 
(a) 

(a) 

^2^58 
(a) 
94 


(a) 

^^51 
114,683 

(«) 
(«) 

'% 
93 


(a) 

%s 

129,589 
13 
(a) 
W 

17 

78 


{") 
(a) 
247 
130,854 
16 
i") 

213 
63 


(") 

174,519 
16 
W 

*i 

14 

72 


(") 
(") 
131 
173, 470 
16 

<l 

16 
66 


(") 

5,292 

107 

194,037 

• 16 

(=) 

5,720 
105 
13 


4,195 

106 

264, 192 

22 

26, 471 

4 

6,412 

125 

12 

48 


d6 

2,602 

71 

186,766 

15 

27,278 

5 

4,176 

7 
37 


d7 
3,028 

109 
4,361 

17,936 
2 

15 


d8 

5,717 

364 

73,517 

7 

21,598 

1,316 
34 
5 
35 


5,965 

87,972 
8 

41,284 
6 

45 

7 
30 


d9 

'l06 

87, 455 

8 

27,861 

5 

1,663 

29 

8 

34 


4,332 

106 

119,618 

10 

29,994 

586 

11 
24 


17 


Breadstuffs: Arrowroot |}'^^g Jj'^p^j-ig- " 


4,603 
101 


^°'^°^ ll.doOdoUs.. 

Oil, animal : Whale oil {f^^^ -^„Y,g: ; 

Sugar, raw i^'^!?^- 


' 11 

10,326 

2 

2,084 




19 










Total 1,000 dolls.. 


504 


476 


568 


551 


421 321 


307 


322 


212 


140 


456 


242 


199 


179 


248 



WEST INDIES, BRITISH— TRINIDAD. < 

IMPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE). 



)0 dolls.. 



Animals, live: Cattle.. 
Breadstuffs: 

Bread l.OUU aoils.. 

Tj.,„„- (bbls 

''^°^^ U,000 dolls.. 

All other, including corn. .1,000 dolls. . 

Coal and coke {{°roo"doils: : 

Corns, raw |l,000 lbs. . . . 

Cocoa, raw. tl,000 dolls.. 

Fertilizers 1,000 dolls. . 

Fibers, and manufactures of: Apparel, 
haberdashery and textile manufactures 



/1,0( 



10 dolls 



■"11,000 dolls.. 

Hides 1,000 dolls . . 

Iron, steel, and manufactures of: Hard- 
ware and machinery 1,000 dolls.. 

Leather, including boots and shoes 
.1,000 dolls... 



Oil, mineral: Kerosene.. 
Provisions: 

Butter 

Meats 



Igalls. 
■tl,OC" 



I dolls. 



U,000 dolls. 
11,000 lbs... 
11,000 dolls. 



806,206 594,272 
-66 I 121 
111 I 1,041 



6,476 


7,844 


7,592 


7,256 


7,697 


7,299 


6,747 


6,064 


5,787 


6,875 


4,752 


7 033 


191 


219 


207 


193 


210 


199 


182 




143 


183 


128 


190 


87 


76 


105 


81 


94 


54 


72 


81 


63 


56 


36 


38 


136,162 


153,248 


166,257 


150,895 


156,056 


149,886 


172,419 


189,950 


194,009 


210,207 


207,847 


231,169 


682 


615 


661 


635 


636 


645 


770 


754 




851 




992 


131 


139 


113 


112 


106 


112 


94 




99 


138 


143 


157 


13,321 


9,301 


8,823 




10,738 


(<■) 


(«) 


13,114 


16,000 


28,064 


30,244 


23,187 


71 


52 


42 


43 


49 


(") 


(") 


53 




124 


136 


108 


4,535 


2,974 


3,141 


3,614 


4,480 






5,396 


4,543 


4,779 


7,011 


7,561 


542 


421 


415 


415 


465 


450 


494 


591 


671 


632 


921 




124 


104 


109 


124 


126 


109 


128 


166 


135 


115 


91 


120 


1,549 


1,974 


1,691 


2,372 


2,116 


1,507 


1,536 


1,705 


1 ,597 


1,501 


1,967 


2,008 


6,482 


7,990 


6,931 


6,570 


8,464 




8,254 


7,830 


7,485 


7,494 


9,611 


7,916 




341 


350 


292 


303 


284 


325 


299 


303 


332 


417 


379 


49 


68 




94 


39 


17 


66 


21 


193 


48 




60 


624 


900 


805 


759 


914 


437 


401 


657 


547 


780 


831 


825 


266 


267 


227 


322 


425 


196 


189 


270 


285 


273 


387 


356 


419,201 


442,668 


425,430 


390,223 


471,418 


464,619 


407,904 


425,738 


440,457 


480,705 




626,881 


68 


70 


66 


78 


87 


84 


81 


82 


100 


85 


88 


97 


640,172 


569,612 


560,760 


615,262 


697,812 


712,915 


545,651 


608,977 


595,877 


567,846 


802,597 


664,342 


140 


118 


116 


111 


128 


112 


101 


125 


111 


121 


163 


127 


1,180 


1,403 


1,212 


1,182 


1,485 


1,031 


1,206 




1,414 


1,382 




1,984 


123 


134 


118 


122 


120 


77 


93 




112 


118 


148 


161 




6,182 


6,575 


5,285 


6,530 


4,972 


6,802 


7,031 


6,262 


6.005 


6,307 


7,577 


337 


349 


351 


360 


346 


228 


354 


365 


386 


383 




468 



a Not stated. 6 includes all oils. c Exclusive of $25,000 in foodstuffs and 810,000 ir 
e Includes Tobago after 1898. Calendar year until 1900, inclusive; beginning with 19C 
*„ ,,„.„v. ,nn, . .,t published. 



January to March, 1901, w 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Ill 



Imports into and Exports from Principal Countries of America in Specified Years, by Articles — Continued. 
"WEST INDIES, BRITISH— TRINIDAD— Continued. 

IMPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE)— Continued. 



ARTICLES. 


1890 


1891 


1892 


1893 


1894 


1895 


1896 


1897 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


Resin and gums: Belatagum -1,000 dolls. . 

^ice eUSis:: 

„ f 1,000 lbs.... 

^oap \1,000 dolls.. 

Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: 

Beer ...1.000 dolls.. 


20.^oL 

609 

2,228 

91 

158 
302,600 

1,090 
129 

337 

1,641 

35 

11,704 

278 


24:;ll 

752 

2,462 

90 

141 

'289 
831 
131 

207 

3,465 

77 

8,113 

184 


22^3^ 
683 

'122 

174 
305,314 

894 
150 

304 

1,490 

35 

8,509 

186 


24|7 

2,714 
103 

186 
302,019 
185 
948 
176 

212 

3,291 

64 

8,323 

167 


(°) 

23.703 

637 

2,747 

102 

213 
311,846 

^f 
149 

183 

2,374 

44 

10,810 

198 


23, 489 

605 

2,655 

108 

191 
245,611 

701 
120 

171 
2,320 

9,807 
179 


82 

23,196 

626 

3,303 

122 

187 
273,818 

820 
127 

186 

2,750 

54 

9,813 

200 


90 

20,179 

604 

3,086 

109 

183 
223,120 
150 
604 
82 

203 
2,324 
57 
11,685 
207 
2,203 
2,011 


167 

20,407 

507 

3,057 

100 

199 

'l26 
601 
84 

166 
2,826 
67 
10,497 
201 
2,459 
1,948 


'5O8 

'113 

235 
214,296 
148 
602 
87 

153 
2,649 
55 
12,622 
239 
2,551 
2,050 


203 

20,253 

543 

3,656 

127 

193 

196,225 

139 

624 

137 

1,632 

32 

12,261 

267 

2,565 


364 

19,349 

512 

2,503 

100 

230 
173,209 
130 
630 
96 

149 

2,749 
60 
11,077 
237 
2,836 
2,307 


440 

21,813 

568 

182 
205,334 
157 
669 
105 

160 
2,521 
48 
10,608 
230 
1,311 
2,623 


103 

20,494 

521 

3,877 

160 

230 
198,200 
138 
666 
105 

157 

' 50 

12,000 

295 

807 

2,405 


380 

23,896 

.553 

3,731 

154 

211 


Wines..... 

Tobacco, and manufactures 

of 

Vegetables: 

Fresh 

Dholl 

Wood and timber: Lumber.. 


fgalls 

11,000 dolls.. 
/l,000 1bs.... 
\1, 000 dolls.. 

.1.000 dolls.. 
fl,0001bs.... 
1l,000 dolls.. 

/Mft 

U,000 dolls.. 


224,790 
162 
761 
114 

155 

3,529 

76 

15,118 

407 


.1,000 dolls.. 

.1,000 dolls.. 

.1,000 dolls.. 
.1,000 dolls.. 

.1,000 dolls.. 

.1,000 dolls.. 


1,842 


1,801 


i,932 


2,132 


1,953 


2,233 


2,724 


2,610 






Total merchandise 


8,914 


8,728 


9,057 


9,670 


9,098 


9,932 


10,649 


10, 410 


10,910 


11,817 


11,911 


12,761 


12,873 


12,003 


12,482 


Bullion, gold 

Specie 


'534 


1,142 
334 


1,033 
79 


1,204 
177 


1,179 
201 


924 
224 


1,137 
202 






1 
523 


"■"'257' 


111 


103 


70 
222 




ios 


200 


261 


Total bullion and specie 


2,030 


1,476 


1,112 1 1,381 


1,380 1 1,148 


1,339 


108 


200 


524 


257 


143 


131 


292 


312 




10,944 


10,204 


10,169 


11,051 


10,478 


11,080 


11,988 


10,518 


11,110 


12,341 


12,168 


12,904 


13,004 


12,295 


12,794 





DOMESTIC EXPORTS. 



Aspi^^'t iMoodoiis:: 

cocoa --Cd'oiis:: 

Fruits and nuts: 

Cocoanuts {l.obd dolls'.'. 


78,842 

435 

21,553 

12,740 
207 


95,990 

516 

16, 188 

2,140 

14,334 

227 


112,225 

592 

25,042 

3,154 

13,922 

168 


90,204 

480 

19, 107 

2,604 

11,966 
160 


99, 193 

547 

21,608 

2,481 

13,930 
174 


86,148 

474 

29, 459 

3,020 

10,211 
122 


96,385 

520 

23, 482 

2,200 

12,438 


124,673 

675 

23,841 

2,590 

11,649 
119 


100,196 

554 

24,341 

3,436 

12,240 


137,360 

745 

29,226 

3,789 

12,794 
133 


158,752 

857 

30,384 

4,149 

9,566 
76 


143,395 

774 

30,155 

4,124 

10,243 
90 


157, 139 

820 

37,585 

4,416 


192,221 

993 

36,154 

4,365 

9,985 

98 

2,362 

28,130 

137 

127,068 

31 

90,461 

2,121 

328 

34 

87 


128,612 

725 

40,754 

4; 320 

10,555 
106 
































Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: 

Bitters i^a^sV. 


43,266 
211 


35,764 
174 


42,557 
207 


38,849 


31,018 
151 


40, 129 
195 


31,646 
154 


40,105 
195 


'l65 


38,843 

140,273 
51 

116,937 

3,477 

1,591 

163 

76 


37,138 

181 

33,548 

20 

21677 
777 
127 
144 


32,614 
159 

178, 151 
70 

101,370 

2,201 

483 

63 

83 


^^'?fo 

213,375 
52 

105,861 

1,995 

302 

121 


30,285 

147 

85,472 


Rum tlOOOdolis" 




















Sugar: 

,,„„ fl.OOOlbs... 

"^'^ \1,000 dolls.. 

Mnlfl.!*^ /l.OOO galls.. 


115,239 

3,070 

2,025 

306 


101,601 

3,225 

1,535 

260 

62 


110,583 
31287 
1,896 

45 


101,140 

i;251 
188 
69 


104,986 

2,910 

1,247 

205 

44 


122,354 
21902 

'207 
70 


120,563 

3,408 

1,378 

178 

48 


110,026 

2,614 

681 

83 

72 


113,590 

2,930 

661 

81 

67 


106,574 

3,514 

580 

61 






Total 1,000 dolls.. 


6,877 


6,604 


7,733 


7,379 


6,512 


6,990 


6,635 


6,348 


7,380 


8,623 


8,231 


7,564 


7,715 


7,918 


9,038 



WEST INDIES, BRITISH-TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. 

IMPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE). 



Breadstuffs: 


fbbls 

■ -11,000 dolls.. 


3,99^ 

641 
4 

7 

242,206 

17 

65,637 

5 

4 

187,501 

. 5 

4 

106,506 

4 

1 

(') 

81 


2,585 

10 

6 24 
5 

3 

4 

103,310 

7 

35,290 

3 

3 

130,800 
3 

103,747 
4 

1 

43 


2,764 
12 

6 23 

103,568 
39,852 

148,575 
116,491 


2,816 
10 

62I 
2 

96,330 
9 

37,910 
4 

146,875 
3 
2 

95,337 

2 

1 


3,041 

11 

7 

6 21 

2 

127,472 

9 

42,210 

4 

3 

119,700 
3 
3 

138,637 

2 
3 

47 


2,547 

6 20 

3 

113,140 

8 

41,118 

3 

157,550 
3 
2 

102,889 
46 


3,02^ 

6 25 

3 

129,948 
49,962 

183,075 

155,177 
2 
49 


13 

8 

6 22 

5 

5 

4 

139,506 
50,982 

188,650 
4 
2 

150,945 

5 
66 


12 

8 

619 

9 

5 
4 

119,990 

7 

48,308 

167,425 
4 
2 

260,096 
9 

4 
41 


2,738 

11 

6 22 
10 

2 

131,040 

3 
3 

178,525 
4 
2 

148,697 
6 

2 
36 


2,422 
10 

6 24 

7 

10 

123,384 
46,960 

177,900 

149,796 

42 


2,741 
11 

6 24 

7 

3 
5 

127,484 
10 
49,724 
4 
7 
151,925 
4 
3 

164,876 
6 

52 


2,617 
11 
17 
17 
7 

4 
5 

131,046 

12 

52,786 

5 

172,250 

3 

171,647 
5 

'\ 
49 


2,646 
11 
11 
17 
6 

5 
128,758 
54,101 

221,102 
5 
3 

155,637 

1 
6 
53 


2,109 


















Iron and steel, and manufactures of 
1.00,1 dolls 




Provisions: 

Meat 

Lard 


...1,000 doUs.. 
fibs 


105 700 


■•\l,000dolis.. 


8 
49,674 


■-{l,000dolis.. 


Rice 

Spirits 

Sugar: 

Molasses and sirup 

Wood: Lumber 

All other articles 




166,216 
3 
3 

149,243 
5 
1 
2 
45 


■■tl.OOOdoUs.. 
...1,000 dolls.. 

fibs 

■ "11,000 dolls.. 
...1,000 dolls.. 
...1,000 dolls.. 
...1,000 doUs.. 

...1,000 dolls.. 
...1,000 dolls.. 


Total merchandise.. 
Gold and silver specie 


205 


131 


124 


121 


129 
10 


126 
4 


149 


156 


131 


125 

(d) 


143 


150 


153 
5 


148 
3 


117 




...1,000 dolls.. 












Total imports 


205 


131 


124 


121 


139 


130 


147 


162 


131 


125 


144 


150 


158 


151 


117 



6 Including all other textiles. 



c Not separately stated. 



d Less than $500. 



112 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Imports into and Exports from Principal Countries op America in Specified Years, by Articles — Continued. 

■WEST INDIES, BRITISH-TUKKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS-Continued. 

EXPORTS. 



ARTICLES. 


1890 


1891 


1892 


1893 


1894 


1895 


1896 


1897 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1901 


Fibers: Sisal grass 

Salt 


fibs 


(a) 

146 

1 


a. 

112 

6 
2 


(") 

127 
5 


1,651 

109 

3 


W 

2,117 

144 

1 

3 


1,290 
95 
3 


(") 

(a) 

1,905 

142 

6 


405,898 

12 

2,236 

164 

2 


469,825 

14 

1,432 

91 

5 


510,406 

36 

1,821 

103 

10 

4 


349,482 
1,806 

19 

4 


461, 183 

32 

1,726 

45 
5 


498,334 

35 

1,657 

108 

10 


443,870 

32 

1,897 

115 

2 


463,695 


-{1,000 dolls., 
ri ,000 bush.. 
■\l,000doUs.. 
..1,000 dolls.. 
. 1,000 dolls 


34 
1,005 


All other aVticlesV. . ........ 


3 




..1,000 dolls.. 






Total 


147 


120 


132 


113 


148 


101 


153 


200 


115 


153 


162 


193 


156 


155 


117 



WEST INDIES, FRENCH— GUADALOtrPE. 

IlilPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE.) 



Animals: Horses and mules ll^oS dolls 

Breadstuffs: 

Wheat flour {?,TOdolls: 

All other 1,000 dolls. 

Candles 1,000 dolls. 

^oa' {uOOdoils: 

Chemicals 1,000 dolls. 

Cotton, and manuiactures of: 

Cloths 1,000 dolls. 

All other manufactures of 1,000 dolls. 

Earthen, stone, and china ware 1,000 dolls. 

Fibers, manufactures of 1.000 dolls. 

Fish: 

Codfish (1.000 lbs... 

^°™^'' il.OOO dolls. 

AU other 1.000 doUs . 

Glass and glassware 1.000 dolls. 

Hats 1 000 dolls. 

Iron and steel, and manufactures of: 

Machinery 1,000 doUs. 

All other 1,000 dolls. 

Leather, and manufactures of 1,000 doUs. 

Oils: 

Mineral— Petroleum 1,000 dolls . 

Vegetable- 
Olive 1 .000 dolls. 

Cotton 1,000 dolls. 

All other 1,000 dolls. 

Paper, and manufactures of 1,000 dolls. 

Provisions, meats and dairy products: 

Meats, salted {S d'olls: 

Tflrd 11,000 lbs... 

^^■^•^ il,000 dolls. 

B""" {IZd'Sls: 

Cheese 1,000 dolls. 

Rice (1,000 lbs... 

■""'^ tl.OOO dolls. 

Soap 1 ,000 dolls . 

Spirits, wines and malt liquors: 

Spirits 1.000 dolls. 

Wine-! /galls 

"^™^ il.OOO doUs. 

Tobacco, and manufactures of 1.000 dolls. 

Vegetables 1,000 dolls. 

Wood, and manufactures of: 

Lumber and timber 1 ,000 dolls . 

Barrels 1 ,000 dolls . 

All other manufactures of 1,000 dolls. 

Wool, manufactures of 1.000 dolls. 

All other articles 1.000 dolls. 

Total merchandise 1.000 dolls. 

Gold and silver coin 1,000 dolls. 

Total imports 1.000 dolls. 

Cacao, in beans {1;^ dolls! 

Coffee, in beans te'dSls: 

Fruits : Pineapple, preserved |};™° ^^^^^- 

Spices: Vanilla feoo-dolls: 

Spirits, wines and malt liquors : Rum If 000 dolls 

Tranulated {}Z d'o lis: 

Molasses 1,CKX) dolls. 

All other articles 1,000 dolls. 

Total 1,000 dolls. 

a No data. 



53,519 

42 

735,352 



20,373 
' 1,539,568 1 



b Weight not stated. 



COMMERCIAL A^IERICA IN 1907. 



113 



Imports into and Exports from Principal Countries of America in Specified Years, by Articles — Continued. 
■NVEST INDIES, FRENCH— MARTINIQUE. 

IMPORTS (INCLUDING BULLION AND SPECIE). 



Oats.. 



fbbls. 



)0 dolls. 

ih 

)0 dolls. 



dolls. 

dolls. 

,000 dolls. 

10 lbs... 



Wheat flour 

Another 

Candles 

Chemicals, drugs, and dyes: 

Potash, nitrate of jiiooo d"oUs: 

Soda, nitrate of ftooo ?oli 

lyime, superphosphate of |}'qqq JJ'qj] 

Ammonia, sulphate of 

Coal 



dolls. 

dolls'. 

lbs... 

,000 doUs 



Coffee, green 

Copper, and manufactures of 1,000 dolls 

Cotton, and manufactures of 1,000 doUs. 

Earthen, stone, and china ware 1,000 dolls. 

I'ertilizers 1,000 dolls. 

Pibers, vegetables, and manufactures of: 

Linen cloth, and manufactures of 1,000 dolls. 

Cables, cordage, and twine 1,000 dolls. 

Fish: 

„„,„ , /l,0001bs... 

Codfish tl.OOO dolls. 

All other 1,000 dolls . 

Glass and glassware 1,000 doUs. 

Hats 1,000 dolls . 

Iron and steel, and manufactures of: 

Pig, scrap, bar, hoop, rail, etc |^q^*q *°^|- 

Machinery 1,000 dolls. 

All other 1,000 dolls. 

Jewelry 1,000 dolls. 

Leather, and manufactures of: 

Leather, tanned and curried 1,000 dolls. 

Boots and shoes 1,000 dolls. 

AU other 1,000 dolls. 

Oils: 

Mineral— Petroleum 1,000 dolls. 

Vegetable- 
Cotton seed 1,000 dolls. 

All other 1 ,000 dolls . 

Paints and colors 1,000 dolls. 

Paper, and manufactures of 1,000 doUs. 

Provisions, including meats and dairy products: 

Beef, salted Kd'oUs: 

Pork and hams, salted |}'°™ ^^^^^- 



)01bs.. 



Oleomargarine tl.OOO doTls; 

Dairy products— 

ButtPr f 1,000 lbs... 

^""^"^ --iLOOO dolls. 

Cheese 1 ,000 dolls . 

:„„ fl.OOOlbs... 

"^e tl.OOO dolls . 

1,000 doUs. 



Spirits, wine 

Beer 

Spirits.. 
Wines . . 



Tobacco, and manufactures of: 

Umnanufactured Cdolis: 

Manufactured 1,000 dolls. 

Vegetables 1,000 dolls. 

Wood, and manufactures of: 

Lumber and timber 

Staves , .„. 

Furniture 1,000 dolls. 

Barrels and hogsheads 1,000 dolls. 

Wool, manufactures of— Cloth 1,000 dolls. 

All other articles 1,000 dolls. 



..1,000 dolls. 



Total imports 1,000 dolls. 



21,784 
75,527 



32, 151 

22 

78,230 



24,549 

14 

46,011 



19, 164 
57,241 



a Includes cotton-seed oil. 

6 Includes the commerce of St. Pierre from January 1 to May 1; particulars for that period a 
of the eruption of Mount Pelee, May 8, 1902. 



ailable, the records of the port having been lost a 



114 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Impoets into and Exports from Principal Countries of America in Specified Years, by Articles — Continued. 
WEST INDIES, EKENCH-MAETrNIQUE— Continued. 

EXPORTS. 



ARTICLES. 


1896 


1897 


1898 


1899 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


r„p„„ (1,000 lbs... 


96 
122,790 

4,519 
1,051 
75,903 
2,194 
59 


1,099 

135 

149,575 

5 

4,602 
1,235 

1^774 
43 


1,400 

246 

164,912 

3,963 
1,374 
69,377 
2,031 
45 


1,087 

187 

127,657 

3,931 

1,812 

69,750 

2,374 

24 


1,612 

252 

85,282 

5 

4,112 

1,742 

74.442 

2,609 

41 


1,517 

170 

132,714 

8 

3,817 

816 

65,583 

3,035 

42 


960 

138 

148,078 

6 

2,403 

473 

77,077 

2,028 

a 52 


736 

93 

158,257 

9 

2,338 

601 

64,012 

1,731 

31 


703 

200,380 

10 

1,812 

472 

52,775 

1,372 

24 


1,035 

115 

240 683 


^'^^^ {1,000 dolls. 

Spirits- Rum li'SSSfS^" 


13 
2,446 


<?„<r«T r«w flioOOlbs..: 


66,549 




.,.. 








3,407 


3,192 


3,703 


4,414 


4,649 


4,071 


a 2, 697 2.465 


1,961 


3,075 






' 





o May 1; particulars for that period a 



)t available, tlie records of the port having been lost at the 



COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES AND LEADING EUROPEAN COUNTRIES WITH SPECIFIED 
COUNTRIES OF AMERICA, BY YEARS AND BY PRINCIPAL ARTICLES. 



COMMERCE 0-F THE UNITED STATES AND LEADING EUBOPEAN COUNTRIES WITH SPECIFIED COUNTRIES OF AMERICA, 1881-1906. 

[These tables relate only to commerce with those countries of America whose statistical statements are incomplete. Shipments of gold and silver are not included. 
To make this statement more complete the data of the general trade were taken for Germany and France, and in the case of the United States and the United King- 
dom the exports of foreign merchandise were included.] 





^... STATES. 


..ITKOK-NOnOM. 


.H.KCE. 


OEKMA... 


SP.XK. 


YEARS. 


Imports from 
Brazil. 


Exports to 
Brazil. 


Imports from 
Brazil. 


Exports to 
Brazil. 


Imports from 
Brazil. 


Exports to 
Brazil. 


Imports from 
Brazil. 


Exports to 
Brazil. 


Imports from 
Brazil. 


Exports to 
Brazil. 


1881 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 

9,252.41.'! 


Dollars. 
30,855,625 
31,545,354 
29,873,112 
22,879,572 
19,880,670 
16,843,613 
26,177,259 
25,339,374 
24,676,211 
21,172,560 
20,682,182 
17,090,861 
22,561,590 
19,174,346 
17,588,285 
19,727,151 
18,183,283 
22,394,528 
19,270,629 

24^127^05 
30,210,643 
32,781,265 
30,355,991 
39,463,461 
44,345,369 


Dollars. 
33.648.5.S3 


Dollars. 
23,950.119 


Dollars. 
18,099,421 
16,870,130 
15,657,473 
15,447,354 
12,521,623 
12,912,149 
13,887,308 
15,453,898 
18,950,419 
18,872,490 
23,423,970 
18,117,014 
20,956,431 
23,805,858 
23,241,859 
20,953,857 
16,917,622 
16,926,486 
20,356,868 
12,731,052 
9,175,799 
8,244,767 
8,971,026 
10,254,862 

15 '499,' 444 


Dollars. 

1,190,238 

432,446 

742,798 

699,006 

928,914 

1,019,592 

990,794 

4,346,356 

29,164,996 

38,227,560 

45,160,024 

35,670,012 

23^560|572 
32,715,718 
27,930,490 
28,909,860 
30,562,056 
23,490,838 
33,746,020 
35,051,688 
36,263,108 
36,389,962 
40,881,260 
43,218,658 
64,433,740 


Dollars. 
2,433,074 
2,905,980 
3,744,216 

3; 213; 000 
4,126,206 
3,890,586 
5,247,900 
13,467,230 
13,719,986 
14,500,388 
13,514,592 
16,171,862 
15,128,708 
19,198,270 
15,715,616 
12,489,526 

lli360|216 
11,183,858 
8,751,974 
10,697,148 
12,599,958 
13,677,860 
17,290,462 
22,122,338 


Dollars. 

713,379 

308,159 

476,046 

52,678 

176,369 

59,694 

33,606 

12,720 

22,969 

22,166 

216 

661 

1,394 

3,607 

32,807 

2,052 

51,348 

526,710 

210,418 

308,967 

974,203 

1,448,567 

1,587,135 

1,409,104 

1,786,424 

2,418,702 


Dollars. 

226,883 




48 
44 
50 
45 
41 
52 
53 
60 
5£ 

118 
76 
79 
78 
71 
69 
61 
57 
58 
70 
79 
67 
76 

80 


801 

265 
263 
907 
953 

403 
318 
230 
633 
222 
360 

060 
039 
750 
875 
073 
643 
178 
221 
152 
843 
416 


878 
459 

660 
532 
176 
234 
804 
756 
595 
604 
138 
159 
476 
046 

369 
747 
457 
347 

iS 
745 
094 
594 


9,152 
9,252 
8,695 
7,317 
6,541 
8,127 
7,137 
9,351 
11,972 
14,120 
14,291 

131866 
15,165 
14,258 
12,441 
13,317 

111578 

10^736 
11,046 
10985 
14,530 


562 
094 
659 
293 
216 

008 
081 
214 

873 

006 
079 
187 
065 
036 
036 
119 
574 
130 
748 
856 
096 
471 


35 
34 
33 

27 
30 

31 
32 
37 
41 
39 
39 

37 
33 
27 
31 

30 
21 

27 

30 
33 
38 


648 
140 
040 
310 
927 
616 
951 
850 
934 
877 
993 
261 
087 
198 
982 
721 

412 
004 
607 
495 
402 
332 
659 
fiSO 


665 
119 
490 
102 
556 
843 
789 
593 
723 

140 
793 
983 
256 
993 
024 
453 
693 
892 
557 
491 
378 
418 
717 


19,151 
24,215 

19^717 
17,410 
22,538 
19,407 
26,179 
24,315 
25,006 
30,767 
23,913 
17,373 
32,178 
24,491 
27,946 

26^397 
17,168 
31,207 
32,792 
33,225 
17,337 
19,393 
32,779 


408 
849 
791 
384 
693 
478 
558 
203 

021 
097 
062 
657 
428 
037 

192 
768 
315 
521 
244 
529 
383 
412 








1884 


166,795 










1887 


99,504 








112,728 
99,129 


1890 






70,147 
62,653 




1894 






706,927 
561,417 




1897 


627,347 








1900 












1903 


412,158 










1906 


286,742 



























CENTRAL AMERICAN STATES. 





UNITED STATES. 


UNITED KINGDOM. 


FRANCE. 


OEKMAN... 


SPAIN. 


YEARS. 


from Central 
American 
States. 


Exports to 

Central 
American 
States. 


Imports 

from Central 

American 

States. 


Exports to 

Central 
American 
States. 


Imports 

from Central 

American 

States. 


Exports to 

Central 
American 
States. 


from Central 
American 
States. 


Exports to 
Central 

American 
States. 


from Central 
American 
States. 


Exports to 

Central 
American 
States. 


1881 


Dollars. 
3.1.10.786 


Dollars. 

1,625,7.'W 


Dollars. 
5,825,814 
7,522,840 
5,437,896 
6,351,221 
5,183,460 
5,436,085 
6,526,833 
5,534,349 
5,750,758 
6,425,264 
6,813,733 

5',830',685 
4,617,009 
4,749,772 
4,618,084 

51697^703 
2,786,023 
3,272,264 
4,434,627 

3' 491 ^996 

6;323|550 
5,427,476 


Dollars. 

4, 706.. 3.34 


Dollars. 

580,191 

538,804 

861,185 

795,450 

963,896 

540,691 

1,187,146 

1,039,873 

1,177,142 

1,433,406 

1,056,185 

1,241,443 

1,353,176 

1,113,719 

1,299,240 

1,468,951 

892,265 

595,598 

719,311 

1,316|067 
1,638,570 
2,359,039 
1,776,951 
c2,158,705 
2,669,383 


Dollars. 

993,870 

392', 113 
367,268 
172,502 
240,078 
302,063 
288,306 
308,589 
354,411 
298,290 
217,687 
151,681 
153,059 
216,534 
311,840 
214,992 
92,640 
85,306 
127,573 
114,449 
111,554 
148,803 
159,225 
c 215, 774 
382,333 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 
14,801 
32,564 
9,523 
6,780 
9,914 
5,700 
16,127 
22,449 
24,197 
11,842 

3,946 

590 

1,435 

477 

281,302 

554,469 

1,603,650 

1,435,646 

1,329,480 

1,145,583 

832,164 

651,662 

c 769, 292 

837,336 


Dollars. 




4 
5 

8 
10 
11 

9 

10 
9 
10 
11 
12 
13, ...,.„. 


735 
121 
161 
409 
915 
637 
623 
414 
052 
799 
219 
304 
769 
580 
127 
524 
266 
205 
630 

294 
146 
929 


315 
227 
015 
413 
651 

019 

122 
788 
946 
049 
761 
750 
428 

345 
554 
663 
530 
867 
873 
799 


1,644 
2,003 
3,177 
2,762 
2,512 
2,935 
4,265 
4,325 
5,296 
6,813 
6,122 
5; 522 
5,231 
6,629 
7,844 
7,939 
5,680 
4^987 
5,926 
6,707 
6,322 
6,139 
8,499 

.2,611,_- 


013 
467 
853 
531 
742 
447 
586 
923 
478 
316 
046 

981 
369 

907 
158 
854 
579 
465 
685 
797 
675 
940 


3 
4 

3 
3 

4 
5 

5 

3 

4 

6 
5 
2 

3 
3 

5 


753 
186 
501 
372 
419 
941 

091 
048 
866 
211 
537 
985 
713 

266 
770 

821 
158 
571 
406 
969 
778 


162 
893 
084 
845 
456 

206 
089 
940 
511 
095 
040 
661 
677 
570 
424 
207 
665 
125 
254 
515 
331 
928 
813 






19,904 








1884 














17,'036 
42,412 




















25,735 
44,075 
21,150 
21,113 
20,311 
28,354 




3,914,148 
4,231,878 
5,578,244 
4,508,910 
6,504,064 
9,296,994 
11,582,270 
10,880,170 
11,345,222 
9,351,972 
8,419,488 

10; 136^420 
8,186,962 
8,177,918 
7,417,746 
9,307,466 

12,108,250 


1,739,304 
2,102,016 
2,051,560 

l!563;660 
1,639,582 
2,559,452 
2,646,322 

i;il4;078 
1,012,452 
1,404,676 
1,459,416 

i;i32;880 
1,736,924 
2,219,826 
2,602,054 


1890 


1891 






1894 






1896 




1897 


182,197 








1900 






1902 


701219 


1903 




117,211 
c 109, 101 


1905 i> 

1906!) 













a Imports into and exports from Germany from and t 
t> Includes Panama, 
c Exclusive of Panama. 



Central A-merica States are included under Mexico prior to 1899. 



116 COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 

■COMMEECE OF THE UNITED STATES AND LEADING EuEOPEAN COUNTRIES WITH SPECIFIED COUNTRIES OF AMERICA, 1881-1906 Cont'd. 

COLOMBIA. 



Dollars. 
5,991,89l 
4,961,470 
5,171,455 
3,891,843 



2,234,8S 
3,713,65 
4, 970, 092 
4,730,933 
5, 183, 604 
5,126,731 
4,307,814 
3, 230, 652 
3,271,894 
4,215,5r 



Dollars. 
5,383,138 
6,408,346 

6; 381^821 
5, 583, 369 
5,480,457 
6,114,941 
5,023,880 
3, 821, 017 
2,585,828 
3, 182, 644 



3,807,165 
3,277,257 
3,042,094 



3,809,798 
2,108,538 
1,154,042 
1,436,036 
1,294,499 
1,812,504 
1, 193, 704 
1, 480, 686 
1,602,266 
2,224,448 
3,064,610 
2,771,043 
2,116,407 
2,770,168 
2,708,499 
3,092,602 
2, 793, 473 
1, 376, 762 
2, 455, 339 
1, 751, 439 
2,736,117 
3,260,691 
a 1,436, 046 



Dollars. 
5,999,776 
5,296,660 



6,141,051 
6,749,101 
5,943,047 



1,774,740 
4,558,859 
2,958,744 



554,800 
,072,300 
,937,200 

377,500 



047,462 
185,977 
171,888 
698, 652 
179, 675 
952,321 
355, 817 



Dollars. 
10,124 
113,527 
201,175 



1,133,118 

1,273,776 

839,902 



1,937,796 
2,472,344 
2,742,712 
3,165,876 
2, 586, 108 



697,301 
090,761 
330,794 
108,095 



36, 792 
23,716 

113,627 
81,540 

271,510 

2781516 
311,536 
423,356 
299,333 



454,380 
398,230 
354,325 
440,222 



CUBA AND PORTO RICO. 



UNITED KINGDOM. 



Imports from 
Cuba and 
Porto Rico. 



76,167,526 

64|07l',953 
48,410,356 
55, 705, 324 
54,177,124 
53, 731, 570 
55, 837, or - 
57, 855, 217 



64,8 



1,505 



17, 646, 833 
28,588,655 
34, 450, 352 

43; 073! 450 
73,993,985 
88,706,244 
101,937,404 
104,122,282 



Porto Rico. 

Dollars. 
13,128,297 
13,907,405 
17,268,411 



2,845,829 
4,641,205 
9,632,974 



32,826,718 
37, 506, 153 
34,007,483 



Imports from 
Cuba and 
Porto Rico. 



1,187,261 
640,275 
174, 420 
208,836 
89,8 
124,6 
197, 594 
185,268 
211,483 

1,623,93" 
874,695 
793,906 

1,037,236 



Exports to 
Cuba and 
Porto Rico. 



Dollars. 
3,701,076 
.5,244,117 
.4,971,627 
0, 461, 140 



4, 158, 123 
2, 108, 149 
3,307,444 
1,001,079 
9,280,853 
8,001,567 
5,851,708 



Imports from 
Cuba and 
Porto Rico. 



Exports to 
Cuba and 
Porto Rico. 



2,759,900 
2,123,000 
2,605,500 
3,724,900 
3,358,200 



3,145,900 
2,253,290 
2,943,696 
2,393,200 
3,337,204 
2, 476, 525 
2,913,335 
3,647,121 



2, 406, 517 
1,931,544 
2,152,336 



2,470,400 
1,254,500 
1,158,000 



1,872,100 
2,140,370 
2,644,100 



Imports from 
Cuba and 
Porto Rico. 



Exports to 
Cuba and 
Porto Rico. 



Imports from 
Cuba and 
Porto Rico. 



3,869,404 
4,045,048 
3,308,914 



4,755,478 
5,224,100 
4,907,560 



Exports to 
Cuba and 
Porto Rico. 



4,184,984 
5, 490, 372 
9, 127, 072 
1,238,609 
5,473,293 



1,394,442 
1,175,006 
2,372,146 



6 3,349,136 
& 4, 821, 404 
64,991,33'" 



a Excluding Panama. 



6 Exclusive of Porto Rico. 



COIiiMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



117 



Commerce of the United States and Leading European Countries with Specified Countries op America, 1881-1906 — Cont'd. 

HAITI AND SANTO DOMINGO. 





..1XKOST.XKS. 


TOUTED KINGDOM. 


...NC. 


GERMANY. 


SP.IK. 


YEARS. 


Imports Es 
from Haiti to 
and Santo and 
Domingo. Do 


Ha^iti 
Santo 
Qiingo. 


Imports 
from Haiti 
and Santo 
Domingo. 


Exports 
to Haiti 
and Santo 
Domingo. 


Imports 
from Haiti 

Domingo. 


and Santo 
Domingo. 


Imports 
from Haiti 
and Santo 
Domingo. 


Exports 
to Haiti 
and Santo 
Domingo. 


Imports 
from Haiti 
and Santo 
Domingo. 


Exports 
to Haiti 
and Santo 
Domdngo. 




Dollars. D 
5,642,050 5 
4,445,997 4 
4,389,034 4 
3,829,026 4 
3,932,855 4 
4,260,123 4 
3,132,663 4 
4,378,212 5 
5,211,704 5 
4,372,234 6 

4.853.814 6 
5,496,477 6 
3,132,336 6 
4,040,898 7 
4,261,122 6 
4,592,687 5 
3,829,644 4 
3,258,721 4 
3,952,309 3 
4,865,210 4 
4,753,006 5 
3,757,931 4 
3,943,405 3 
4,099,565 4 
5,765,859 3 

4.271.815 5 


liars. 

276,518 

159,608 

424,975 

064,279 

294,008 

111,650 

4341832 
340,270 
285,285 

302^333 
615,519 
511,937 
453,868 
487,618 
931,023 
119,837 
559,979 
313,787 
224,347 
269,005 
757,182 
138,494 
963,869 
326,091 


Dollars. 
553,794 
354,890 
590,000 
749,305 
560,772 
451,616 
226,993 
391,471 
229,325 
436,004 
2171810 
199,385 
329,492 
394,536 
258,976 
452,293 
360,286 
445,202 
314,103 
272,806 
2661689 
299,217 
243,262 
327,764 
152,584 
208,588 


Dollars. 
1,933,864 
1,246,525 
1,505,865 
2,529,894 
1,808,348 
1,391,692 
2,162,429 
1,564,147 
1,278,381 
2,664,258 
1,632,020 
1,273,052 
1,659,238 
1,699,679 

1^435; 720 
1,510,547 

989,330 
1,091,454 
1,641,378 
1,053,291 

969,071 
1,386,043 
1,524,572 
1,470,136 
1,625,805 


Dollars. 
10 .306.200 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 
40,203 
35,559 
42,179 
47,464 
18,612 

4,881 
20,484 

3,564 
10,656 

8^942 


Dollars. 
16,243 
22,280 




7 

6 

8 
10 
14 
12 
13 
13 
10 
14 
13 
17 

11 

10 
9 
8 

12 
8 


186 
137 
665 

151 

390 
703 
536 
972 
332 
360 
061 
816 
327 
401 

726 
137 
935 
898 
511 
169 


100 
800 
400 
700 
000 
800 
200 
600 
000 
014 
436 
858 

200 
880 
048 
282 
724 
168 
778 
128 
005 
804 


772 

733 

1,505 

1^254 
1,428 

1^312 
3,223 
1,965 
2,335 
3,248 
3,364 
2,123 
3,968 
1,300 
842 
1,013 
1,248 
1,322 
1,175 
1,703 
1,488 
1,264 


000 
400 
400 
600 
500 
200 
800 
400 
100 
136 
300 
485 
890 
000 
880 

805 
057 
324 
050 
756 

729 


















27',598 






























'666 




4,315,178 
5,377,848 
6,390,538 
5,877,648 
5,571,818 
4,818,548 
6,286,294 
4,480,826 
4,744,910 
3,960,082 
3,369,128 
4,191,418 
2,559,214 
1,773,100 
2,016,098 
2,635,374 
2,738,904 
4,852,820 


447,202 
785,400 
520,744 
531,216 
750,890 
851,326 
763,504 
632,604 
476,952 
319,872 
303,212 
565,012 
562,632 
408,646 
434,350 
404,600 
556,682 
804,9.6 






13,517 










20,098 

13,273 

75 

5,504 

8,984 

2,602 

278,284 

248,414 

12,108 

16,119 

29,916 

81,852 

49,175 

20,104 


















139,203 










1900 


81,267 
103,380 






1903 


81,872 
70,464 
59,644 


1905 

















VENEZUELA. 







t:HITEBK:KGX.OM. 


FRANCE. 


GERMANY. 


SPAIN. 


YEARS. 


Imports from 
Venezuela. 


Exports to 
Venezuela. 


Imports from 
Venezuela. 


Exports to 
Venezuela. 


Imports from 
Venezuela. 


Exports to 
Venezuela. 


Imports from 
Venezuela. 


Exports to 
Venezuela. 


Imports from 
Venezuela. 


Exports to 
Venezuela. 




Dollars. 
6,601,817 
5,746,300 
5,901,724 
6,674,041 
6,309,580 
5,791,621 
8,261,236 
10,051,250 
10,392,569 
10,966,765 
- 12,078,541 
10,325,338 
3,625,118 
3,464,481 
10,073,951 
9,644,911 
9,543,572 
7,722,564 
6,507,847 
5,500,019 
6,645,848 
6,287,121 
5,318,569 
6,878,348 
7,109,850 
8,034,701 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 

1,020,218 

1,280,030 

1,591,691 

1,265,353 

1,101,722 

705,044 

572,207 

1,313,804 

1,385,327 

1,501,559 

1,416,137 

1,249,420 

436,447 

706,674 

279^64 
308,449 
221,908 
220,292 
601,665 
501,288 
218,856 
301,158 
833,310 
996,552 
752,784 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 
335,077 
643,922 
863,956 
946,108 
707,016 
863,787 
822,245 
587,835 
527,946 
653,298 
533,679 
872,200 
663,089 
601,135 
484,489 
678,327 
127,015 
746,039 

i;096;655 
1,748,378 

'991 ^650 
1,166,360 
1,290,450 
1,370,881 


Dollars. 




2 
2 
3 

2 
3 
3 
4 

4 
4 
3 

3 

2 
2 

2 


175,185 
403,705 
427,961 
043,609 
732,830 
871,719 
038,515 
738,961 
028,583 
784,966 
049,155 
207,661 
137,163 
740,464 
838,746 
417,522 
746,261 
851,634 
452,757 
271,877 
793,743 
878,202 
165,465 
213,575 
258,133 


2 
3 
2 

1 

2 
3 
4 
4 

4 

a 

2 

2 
2 
2 

2 
3 
2 


307,213 
126,123 
947,814 
705,188 
240,848 
850,944 
888,000 
905,751 
076,152 
187,575 
871,700 
531,753 
344,566 
954,007 
878,613 
766,931 
298,351 
407,185 
762,673 

618^348 
996,272 
529,726 
335,905 


3 
3 

6 
4 

7 

8 
6 

7 
5 

3 
5 
6 
3 


149,512 
060,679 
651,757 
600,421 
743,633 
946,620 
226,742 
821,254 
716,321 
105,739 
255,074 
389,944 
269,228 
627,100 
597,558 
034,091 
127,927 
596,094 
717,818 

812^136 
082,269 
661,395 
435,979 


1,324 

1,279 

859 

816 

1,224 

1,076 

i;892 

2,236 

2,017 

1,164 

2,336 

1,193 

1,048 

1,317 

978 

405 

638 

435 

350 

234 

284 

672 

746 


416 

297 
505 
206 
273 
602 
887 
975 
974 
213 
046 
296 
591 
314 
320 
107 
444 
987 
295 
495 
675 
991 
524 








1883 






364,256 














148,267 
109,975 


1886 


















106 ; 404 


1889 


688,296 
1,373,498 
1,652,910 
1,699,796 

5|215;770 
3,609,310 
4,006,254 
2,424,506 
2,409,512 
2,261,952 
2,406,894 
2,242,674 
2,631,328 
2,495,430 
3,279,164 
3,348,184 
3,576,188 


2,194,598 
2,041,326 
2,570,400 
1,330,182 
3,272,024 
1,740,018 
1,758,106 
1,815,464 
1,368,738 
1,074,808 
1,001,980 
1,289,246 
1,746,968 
1,010,310 
1,329,706 
1,745,730 
1,334,942 
1,672,426 








387,045 
210,384 


1892 






350^859 




1896 










41i;920 


1899 




285^779 
375,463 
197,357 




1902 






363^426 
359,664 
320,839 


1905 


1906 



















118 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



IMPORTS FROM SOUTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA, MEXICO, AND THE WEST INDIES INTO THE UNITED STATES AND PRIN- 
CIPAL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES OF LEADING CLASSES OF MERCHANDISE, INCLUDING GOLD AND SILVER ORE AND BULLION, 
1894 AND 1904. 





1894 


1904 


ARTICLES. 


United 
States.a 


United 


Ger- 
many. 


France. 


Italy. 


Spain. 


Total to 
countries 

tioned. 


United 
States.* 


United 
King- 
dom. 


Ger- 
many. 


France. 


Italy. 


Spain. 


Total to 
countries 

tioned. 




1,000 
dollars. 


1.000 
dollars. 

21, 121 
3,747 
7,998 
4,144 
6 961 
i;833 
5,770 

10,249 
9,875 
2,229 


1.000 

dollars. 

9,191 

32; 201 

423 

1,250 

8,068 

1,837 

264 

10 

1,627 

9,638 

30, 752 


1,000 
dollars. 
3,336 
4,614 
20,827 

6, 696 
492 
1,151 
4,247 
3,838 
26,279 
15,375 


1.000 
dollars. 

■1,926' 

"■2;46i' 

523 


1.000 
dollars. 
70 
2,407 
2,404 

111 
1,087 
1,374 


1,000 

dollars. 

33,718 

15,029 

154, 500 

7 780 

8,509 

30,673 

9,996 

25,871 

67, 478 

9,130 

44, 102 

112, 795 


1.000 

dollars. 

112 

6,620 

81,273 

16, 592 

421 

17, 535 

157 

30,794 

86,606 

2,113 

9,512 

77,770 


1.000 
dollars. 
67,950 
3,931 
7,656 
9,518 
6,272 
3,640 

25', 717 

1^780 
7,519 
36,430 


1,000 

dollars. 

37, 113 

5,327 

31,382 

360 

724 

20, 137 

2,026 

6,432 

2,802 
24,996 
46,502 


1,000 

dollars. 

4,727 

13| 193 
3,620 


1,000 
dollars. 

63' 

2,755 


1,000 

dollars. 

59 

3; 712 


1,000 
dollars. 




89; 060 

321 

99 

10,588 


24 
139 
30 

54 
36 
67 

i 
















16 

1,621 

1,605 

6 

"■"'iog" 
15 

4,966 






7,999 
14 
4,464 
2,412 
2 121 
41, 649 
21,323 


3,180 
i;209 

i" 

59 

302 
4,409 








Rubber and gutta-percha 


14,207 
49,742 

3^726 
36,600 




""■"468' 
1,774 


3,604 
154 

"■6,"90l' 








•Wool 


993 










Total merchandise 

Gold and silver ore and bul- 


208,426 
16,372 


99,371 
18,272 


96,721 
2,441 


89,825 
5,371 


7,026 


18,212 


519,581 
42,456 


329, 505 
35,598 


209,019 
9,071 


177,842 
1,072 


108,352 
2,845 


11,978 
5 


13,548 


850,244 













DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO SOUTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA, MEXICO, AND THE WEST INDIES FROM THE UNITED STATES 
AND PRINCIPAL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES OF LEADING CLASSES OF MERCHANDISE, 1894 AND 1904. 





1894 


1904 


ARTICLES. 


United 
States.a 


United 
King- 
dom. 


Ger- 
many. 


France. 


Italy. 


Spain. 


Total 
from 
countries 
men- 
tioned. 


United 
States.!- 


United 
King- 
dom. 


Ger- 
many. 


France. 


Italy. 


Spain. 


Total 

from 

countries 

tioned. 




1,000 

dollars. 

1,493 

21089 
8,494 
6,060 

'770 

7,029 

55 

38,572 


1,000 

dollars. 

1,020 

229 

8,586 

46,469 

13,331 

9,250 

2,474 

307 

134 

7,807 

33,337 


dolLrs. 


dlCrs. 


1,000 
dollars. 


1,000 
dollars. 


1,000 


1,000 

dollars. 

6,229 

18,693 

leiieS 

22,057 
13,783 
5,396 

186 
15,909 

542 
77,735 


dollars. 
1,067 

13,063 
56,018 
20, 723 
11,937 
1,308 
384 
134 
11,356 
42,522 


dollars. 

47 

16 

236 

12,243 

14,294 

3,400 

2,091 

1,218 

848 

5,297 

36,510 


1,000 
dollars. 


1,000 
dollars. 


dollars. 


1,000 
dollars. 
7,343 
19,046 


41 
6,967 
6,789 
1,182 
1,397 
647 
799 

15; 612 






853 

12 

6,379 

103 

15 

4,921 

216 

1,466 

648 

19,765 


13 

10 
74 
28 
18 
12 
2 
9 
18 
145 


980 
728 
917 
565 
836 
766 
915 
825 
022 
670 




49 














4,804 
2,291 
622 
3,204 
1,617 
369 
4,556 
30.560 


1,804 

90" 

28 
353 

7,824 


5,542 

1,984 
857 

2,487 
762 
428 

3,058 
34,534 


8,898 
272 
113 
111 
916 

6,618 

14,755 


4,042 

\^ 
3,262 

811 

157 

18,647 


102! 908 




59,364 


Leather, and manufactures of. 

Wood, and manufactures of . . 
Wool, and manufactures of . . . 


14,655 
3,546 
24,748 

224', 703 










85,259 


122,944 


38,034 


48,023 


10,099 


34,378 


338.737 


182,277 


158,800 


76-, 200 


49,652 


32,691 


27,080 


526,700 











b Fiscal yearended June 30, 1995. 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



119 



COMMERCE OF LEADING EUROPEAN COUNTRIES WITH SPECIFIED COUNTRIES OF AMERICA, 1900 TO 1906, BY PRINCIPAL 

ARTICLES. 

[Note. — These tables are intended to show the sources of the principal articles reaching and the destination of the principal articles leavine those America 
countries whose statistical statements do not show detailed information of this character. The commerce of the United States with each of tl 
tries is shown in separate tables. Where figures are not given, no data are available.] 

BRAZIL. 

IMPORTS INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM FROM. 



Bones for manufacturing purposes {dolis 

Caoutchouc {doUs 

Cocoa fc; 

cofi^ fc: 

co"o^'^^^ fc; 

Drugs, unenumerated dolls. 

Fruits, including nuts dolls. 

Hides, raw {J^^- 

Horns and hoofs {dolls 

I«i°g»ass I^-; 

Seeds, cotton idoUs 

Skins and furs dolls . 

Sugar, unrefined {doUs 

Tobacco, manufactured idoUs 

Wood dolls! 

All other articles dolls. 

Total dolls. 



5,073,600 

44,811 

25,536,336 



9,709 

125,780 

87,607 

53,114,880 

562, 037 



14,978,096 
1,158,354 
12, 240, 592 



738, 180 

31,510,192 

2,270,417 

52,441,312 

5, 295, 857 

129,897 

461,369 

2,717,344 

314, 186 

147, 840 

14, 765 

145, 264 

86, 546 

53,896,640 

570, 563 

211, 240 

64, 739, 360 

931,331 

19,777 



9,094,400 

97,530 

28, 716, 240 

3|47l'814 

444, 516 

32, 917, 136 



241, 920 
16,848 

143, 472 

85,504 

53,070,080 

573, 123 



0, 212 



EXPORTS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM TO. 



Apparel and haberdashery dolls. 

Arms, ammunition, and military stores dolls. 

Caoutchouc, manufactures of dolls. 

Carriages, railway, and parts of dolls. 

Cordage and twine {do^lls 

Cotton, manufactures of: 

Entered by the yard {dofls 

Yam fc-; 

All other dolls. 

Earthen, china, and glass ware dolls. 

Iron and steel, and manufactures of: 

Iron, wrought and unwrought JdolS*'"'^ 

Hardware, cutlery, implements, and tools dolls. 

Machinery dolls. 

Jute, manufactures of: Piece goods Idofls' 

Leather, and manufactures of dolls . 

Linen entered by yard "{doUs' 

Medicines, chemicals, drags, etc dolls. 

Metals, n. e. s. : 

Copper, wrought and unwrought Idtfus 

Lead, and manufactures of dolls. 

Oilseed doUs. 

Painters' colors and materials dolls . 

Stationery other than papers dolls. 

Telegraphic wire and apparatus dolls. 

Wool, inanufactures of dolls. 

All other articles dolls. 

Total doUs . 



104,937,60 
5,821,78 
1,872,20 



2,602,468 
836, 775 

2,012,220 

1,302,600 
74, 141 
374, 146 

1, 893, 400 
326, 352 
559, 365 

2,066,400 
370,287 
94, 512 



134,627 
127, 488 
110, 810 



1,001,000 

189,901 

1,330,817 



1,671,949 
794,855 

1,346,449 

2,960,800 
149, 966 
298, 112 

1, 102, 900 
198, 908 



1,220,800 
219, 392 
40,387 
254, 547 
161,339 
193, 195 
137,065 
694, 912 

7,025,172 

20,206,150 



126,086 
113,049 
234,663 
1,276,352 
130,442 



312,045 

1,829,556 

375, 767 



1,845,700 
93,082 
258, 679 



145, 757 


172 


941 


224,351 




487 


131,916 


127 


113 


66, 145 


76 


.511 


1,705,872 






167,383 


188 


859 


152,402,100 


134,840 


700 


8,162,916 




4(K) 


1,643,900 


1,974 


9(H) 


312,269 


432 




2,078,458 


2,214 




407,204 




669 


39,601 


47 


142 


2,304,867 


2,348 


772 


953,547 


1,350 


96.') 


1,869,266 


2,332 


796 


416,500 


316 


9(H) 


25,754 


24 


989 


277,780 


325 


4()7 


1,940,900 


2,421 


2(H) 


327,944 


400 


4K4 


621,997 


713 


804 


1,848,000 


2,179 


.520 


283,294 




.59'^ 


39,730 


54 


(K)8 


246,016 


228 


969 


225,533 


264 


1,54 


67,352 


80 


030 


193,794 


294 


V69 


1,000,591 


1,066 


1H7 


7, 146, 738 


7,495 


729 


27,280,602 


29, 139 


051 



364, 700 

25, 140 

390,517 

2, 487, 600 

877^337 

2,343,040 
407,910 
103,948 
236, 517 



251,180 
1, 167, 069 
8,555,224 



IMPORTS INTO GERMANY FROM. 



Bones, horns, and hoofs idoll' 

Caoutchouc and gutta-percha IdoUs 

co-a {»-i-;; 

coffee fc: 

Drugs, dyes, etc dolls. . 

Fruits, including nuts dolls. . 

Hair, including feathers and bristles doUs. . 

Hides and skins Pi*^-, - - ■ 

Idolls.. 

Tobacco, leaf and stems Vdoil 

Wood, etc dolls. . 

All other articles dolls. . 

Total dolls . . 



8,326,333 

1, 276, 394 

202, 434, 749 



24, 752 
21, 157, 756 
2, 856, 476 



20,706 
28, 167, 733 
3, 748, 738 
23,771,760 



932, 766 

95,676 

2, 220, 914 

1, 544, 144 

6, 890, 477 

892, 738 

247, 542, 849 

17, 504, 186 

123, 760 

39, 746 

35,700 

23,391,246 

3, 378, 410 

25,883,767 

3,073,770 

116,620 



5,731,519 

705, 432 

3, 532, 813 



0,588,384 
4, 500, 580 
7, 199, 252 



1, 127, 2 

109, 4i 

4, 842, 1; 

5,180,31 

9, 934, 81 

1,115,51 

258, 142, i: 

23. 409, 21 

97,5 

67,3, 

72,1 



120 



eO^IMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



COMMEKCE OF LEADING EUROPEAN COUNTRIES WITH SPECIFIED COUNTRIES OF AMERICA, 1900 TO 1906, BY PRINCIPAL ARTICLES — Cont'd. 

BRAZIL— Continued. 
EXPORTS FROM GERMANY TO. 



ARTICLES. 



1900 



1901 



1902 



1903 



1904 



1905 



Beer of all kinds dolls. 

Caoutchouc and gutta-percha, manufactures of dolls. 

Chemicals, dyes, etc dolls. 

Cotton, and manufactures of dolls. 

Earthen ware dolls. 

Flax and hemp, manufactures of dolls. 

Gold and silver, manufactures of dolls. 

Instruments, machinery, and carriages dolls. 

Iron and steel, and manufactures of dolls. 

Leather, and manufactures of dolls. 

Oils and grease dolls. 

Paper, and manufactures of dolls. 

Silk, and manufactures of dolls. 

Soap and perfumery doUs. 

Wearing apparel, etc doUs. 

Wood, and manufactures of dolls. 

Wool, and manufactures of dolls. 

All other articles dolls. 

Total dolls. 



581, 196 

2,048,228 

275, 128 

23,086 



249, 900 
21,420 
561, 442 
163, 506 
19, 992 
211, 820 
113,288 
481,950 
2, 132, 004 



2,403,562 

393, 176 

99, 246 

1,894,242 

1, 591, 506 

2,908,598 

529, 074 

17, 850 



IMPORTS INTO FRANCE FROM (SPECIAL TRADE). 



Bones, horns, and hoofs {dcfl'ls 

Caoutchouc and gutta-percha, crude {dolls' 

Cocoa {J}^i-; 

Coflee pi- 
Cotton, raw {Ij^i-; 

Farinaceous substances dolls. 

Fruits and nuts dolls. 

Hemp, manila and other dolls. 

Hides fc; 

Tobacco, leaf and stems {dotls" 

Wood dolls! 

AH other articles dolls. 

Total dolls . 



4, 059, 330 
3,375,956 
1,049,455 



1, 750, 81 . 

74, 302, 736 

7, 285, 364 

1,221,569 

134, 714 

19, 493 

9,071 

11,966 

15,591,593 

2,076,101 

1,857,155 

224, 459 

128, 538 

99, 781 



15, 229, 437 



2, 599, 710 
1,067,974 
1, 705, 348 



7,040,611 

942, 419 

1, 726, 422 



92,972,171 

8,383,341 

354,279 

34, 740 

21,037 



17, 443, 457 

2,478,313 

2,264,124 

253, 795 

35, 319 



766,980 

96, 114 

15,054 

7,527 

13, 703 

15, 173, 600 

2,338,581 

1,077,829 



2, 735, 247 

151,505 

3, 272, 288 



7,527 
79,902 
558, 735 



9,017,732 
641,318 
71, 410 



EXPORTS FROM FRANCE TO {SPECIAL TRADE). 



Candles dolls. 

Chemicals: Medicines, prepared, etc dolls. 

Earthen and glass ware dolls. 

Fancy goods, including fans, buttons, perfumery, etc dolls. 

Fish, packed in oil, etc dolls. 

Hair of all kinds dolls. 

Hats of straw and felt dolls . 

Instruments for scientific uses dolls . 

Iron and steel, and manufactures of dolls. 

Jewelry and watches dolls. 

Leather and skins, and manufactures of dolls. 

O"^. olive e; 

Paper, books, engravings, etc dolls. 

Provisions: Butter and cheese dolls. 

Spirits, distiUed, and liquors dolls. 

Textiles, including laces, ribbons, etc.: 

Of cotton dolls. 

Of flax and hemp dolls. 

Of silk dolls. 

Of wool dolls. 

Vegetables, fresh and salted , etc dolls . 

Wearing apparel dolls. 

Wine dolls. 

Wood, and manufactures of dolls. 

All other articles dolls. 

Total dolls . 



5,790 
19, 107 
427,109 



396,615 
28,950 
935, 278 



16,984 
327,714 
140,311 



23, 353 

5,597 

25, 476 

1,592,057 



252, 637 

• 611,810 

31,073 

404, 335 
10, 615 
260, 357 
444, 286 



277, 148 
311,116 
51, 145 
729, 154 



21,230 
317, 678 
184,894 
1,185,020 
17, 756 
10,422 



831,637 
10, 379 
6,948 



594, 247 
18, 142 
211,914 



1,377,055 
21,037 
5,404 



660, 253 

3,994 

2,702 

176, 595 

606, 792 



317, 871 
27,213 
562, 788 



12, 545 
170, 419 
617,600 

48,443 



105, 571 
65,427 
645, 392 



20, 844 

416i 108 
38,793 
348, 365 



IMPORTS INTO ITALY FROM. 



Chemicals, drugs, and medicines 

Cocoa 


doUs.. 

(lbs.... 
\dolls.. 

(lbs.... 
tdoUs.. 

(lbs.... 
tdoUs.. 

(lbs.... 

fc: 

dolls.. 

doUs.. 


47,864 

683,646 

128,731 

21,664,384 

2,181,093 

1,118,394 

200,720 

156,968 

133,363 

122, 169 

1,040,130 

127,573 

206,896 


59, 444 

643,964 

118,309 

24, 559, 024 

2,365,022 

1,218,042 

218,669 

24,912 

19,686 

1,115! 969 
136,644 
128,731 


58,672 
514,774 
94,763 
26,110,401 
2,057,187 
873,683 
160,576 
159, 172 
118,502 

1,2781227 
156, 716 
134,135 


27,213 

379,632 

68, 129 

27,451,238 

2,042,712 

207, 453 

38,986 

283,291 

229, 477 

11,194 

1,216,057 

148,996 

91,675 


57,900 

341,272 

58,286 

27,219,755 

2,382,971 

1,139,558 

219,441 


15,247 

678, 135 

100,939 

31,197,295 

2,949,619 

1,577,391 

317,678 

294,094 

341,031 

29,143 

1,018,966 

115,993 

161,348 








Coffee 






Hides 






India rubber and gutta-percha 










14,668 
972,890 
115,028 

65,427 




Pepper 






Another 








Total 


3,148,409 


3,085,491 


2,791,938 


2,658,382 


2,913,721 


4,030,998 









COMMEECIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



121 



Commerce of Leading European Countries with Specified Countries of America, 1900 to 1906, by Principal Articles — Cont'd. 

BKAZIJLi— Continued. 
EXPORTS FROM ITALY TO. 



ARTICLES. 


1900 


1901 


1902 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 




dolls.. 

doUs.. 

doUs.. 

dolls.. 

doUs.. 

fgalls.. 

\doUs.. 

doUs.. 

fibs. . . . 


132,012 
751,928 
57, 707 
118,309 
143,399 
93,324 
76, 621 
147,259 

532, 190 
121,011 
1,666,457 
204, 194 
125,257 
581,702 
39,565 
103, 834 
408,388 


181, 420 
570,508 

42,074 
101,518 

94, 184 
192,624 
146, 101 

512,570 

1,416; 676 
198, 404 
142, 241 
616,249 
21,809 
142,627 
527,855 


178,525 
696, 730 

88,' 587 
59,637 
181,283 
140,311 
161,348 

481,264 
105,378 
1,251,992 
186,245 
164,243 
588,650 
44,583 
125, 643 
534,031 


87,429 
743,050 

79,' 130 
66, 199 
135, 452 
107,501 
197,632 

290, 125 
59, 637 
1,456,359 
197,632 
153, 821 
654,270 
57,514 
175,244 
480,763 


98,237 
583,053 
85, 499 
60,023 

200',087 
165,594 
174, 472 

141,535 

29, 722 

1,352,743 

182,385 

584; 404 
56,935 
131,047 
489,255 


135,293 
370,946 
183,929 
69, 866 
89,359 
257, 143 
221,371 
255, 725 

180,777 
38,600 
1,509,269 
204,773 
125,257 
623,776 
100,939 
95,921 
633,812 






Earth, stones, pottery, glass, and crystal 

Minerals, metals, and manufactures of 










Olive oU 




Paper, and manufactures of 

Provisions: 












(lbs.... 

\doUs.. 

doUs.. 

doUs.. 

dolls.. 

dolls.. 

doUs.. 

dolls.. 








Silk 
























3,011,186 


3,013,309 


3,163,656 


3,130,460 


2,761,058 


3,149,567 









CENTEAX, AMERICA. 

IMPORTS INTO UNITED KINGDOM FROM.o 



Caoutchouc 

Coffee, raw , 

Dyestuff s : Indigo 

Dyewoods, unenumerated . . 



56, 549 
19,924,464 
2,977,724 



••tdolls.. 
...dolls.. 
...dolls.. 



99, 525 
1,700 
30,902 



EXPORTS FROM UNITED KINGDOM TO.a 



Apparel and haberdashery 

Bags and sacks, empty 

Candles of all sorts 

Cotton, manufactures of: 

Entered by the yard 

Other manufactures . .■ 

Iron and steel, and manufactures of: 

Iron, wrought and unwrought 

Hardware, implements and tools. . 

Machinery and millwork 

Linens entered by the yard 

Medicines, drugs, etc 

Woolens and worsted 

All other articles 

Total 



..dolls.. 
..doUs.. 
..doUs.. 
..dolls.. 



1,040,400 
186, 436 
377,752 

272,986 
51,239 
173,865 
165, 200 
14,750 



1,267,300 
227,694 
416, 125 

163, 159 
51,273 
132, 593 
149, 900 



38,453,700 

1, 511, 267 

940,500 



94, 751 
97,200 

9,042 
15,967 

9,057 



5,183 

17,714 

9,714 

191,940 



53, 019, 400 
2, 374, 448 
1, 535, 300 



276, 373 
83,738 
112,645 



IMPORTS INTO GERMANY FROM. 6 



CO-- &:: 

Coffee, green and roasted Idolis 

^yewood {riiV.°.°':: 

i°<J'go fc:: 

s'<J- &:: 

Tar, pitch, resins, and asphaltums dolls. . 

Wood: Mahogany, cedar, etc., unmanufactured dolls. . 

All other articles dolls. . 



85,318 

66,640 

1,410,944 

232, 288 



140,420 
33,082 

526,218 
64, 736 



3,570 

55, 157, 108 

6, 545, 952 

561 

11,662 

120, 592 

71.638 

1,046,303 



1,550,275 . 

325,346 . 

24,752 . 

192,542 . 

219,912 . 



a Includes Panama in 1905 and 1906. 



i Includes Panama in 1905. 



122 COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 19( 

Commerce of Leading European Countries with Specified Countries of America 

CENTRAL AMERICA— Continued. 
EXPORTS FROM GERMANY TO." 



1900 TO 1906, BY Principal Articles — Cont'd. 



ARTICLES. 



1900 



1901 



1902 



Beer of all kinds dolls. 

Cotton and cotton manufactures dolls. 

Earthen and glass ware dolls. 

Iron, and manufactures of dolls. 

Leather, and manufactures of. dolls. 

Instruments, machinery and carriages dolls. 

Silk, and manufactures of dolls. 

Wearing apparel dolls. 

Wine dolls. 

Wood, and manufactures of dolls. 

Wool, and manufactures of dolls. 

All other articles dolls. 

Total dolls. 



58,786 
296,310 

62,356 
156, 366 

80, 920 

29,512 
7,140 

71,400 
8,568 

17,850 



250,376 


231,812 


92,344 


74,970 






94,962 


92,344 


54,026 


28,322 


5,474 


10, 472 




36,890 


7,378 


5,236 


21,420 


15, 232 


79,730 


73,066 


528,360 


357, 476 


1,540,336 


1,090,516 



64,260 
416, 262 
179,214 



23,324 
76,636 
11,186 



IMPORTS INTO FRANCE FROM (SPECIAL TRADE).!- 





/lbs ... 






5 


291 


2,646 










jibs.... 


1,753,?18 

171,963 

17 

579 

59,745 

52,303 


"'"3;895;687' 
368,244 


3,540,147 


5,074,328 


3,449,758 
308,221 
4,555 
88,008 
22,707 
16,019 
32,617 
16,019 


7,129,897 

649,252 

1,507 

30,494 


9,425,420 




/met. tons.. 

tdolls 

fibs 


99 
66 
52 
20 
9 


307 
781 
579 

844 


8 
31 


264 
350 
307 
702 
459 
457 


2,011 
50,556 


Dyewoods 






36,596 
28,950 
c 68,515 
14,668 






8;299 


Wood: Furniture 

All other articles 




2;i23" 

31,652 


dolls.. 


163,085 


37,249 




387,930 


480,377 


502.765 


676,079 


460,884 


713,521 


959, 403 















EXPORTS FROM FRANCE TO (SPECIAL TRADE). 6 



Chemicals: Medicines, prepared dolls. . 

Earthen and glass ware dc 

Fish, preserved, or in oil dolls.. 

Leather, and manufactures of dolls.. 

Oil, olive {Il.„.. 

Paper, books, engravings, etc dolls. . 

Spirits and liquors dolls. . 

Textiles, trimmings, and ribbons: 

Of cotton dolls . . 

Of wool dc:: . 

Wine dolls. . 

All other articles dolls. . 

Total dc 



1,737 
2,123 
1,351 
4,439 
1,400 . 

772 . 

579 
6,948 

1,158 



19, 107 
14,475 

3,088 

6,948 . 



CHILE. 

IMPORTS INTO UNITED KINGDOM FROM. 



Caoutchouc {doUs 

Chemicals: 

Borax P„Vis:: 

All other • 

Com, grain, etc.: 

Wheat e;: 

Barley C;; 

Flour and meal dolls . . 

Cotton, raw {U^fli"; 

Dyestufls, unenumerated dolls . . 

Manure; Nitrate of soda {doUs"' 

Meats, preserved dolls.. 

Metals and ores: 

Copper ore dolls . . 

Regulus and precipitate dolls . . 

Unwrought and part wrought ' 

Gold ore ■ 

Tin ore. ... .' 

Tin in blocks, ingots, bars, and slabs I 

Seeds, clover and grass 

Skins and furs of all sorts 

Wool: 

Alpaca, vicuna, and llama | 

Sheep and lambs wool I 

All other articles 

Total dolls . . 



16,535,680 
342,076 
20,040 



1,556,258 
5,340,239 
24, 921 
1,013,561 
1,. 519, 555 



777, 404 
70,584 
535,987 



644, 481 
519,990 
210, 194 
1, 753, 136 
216, 910 



101, 384 
979,549 
2,846,13' 
2, 945, 60 _ 
708, 275 
306, 405 
664, 769 



380, 599 
16, 133, 370 
2,154,083 
1,229,745 



17,214,512 
297, 869 
713,356 



1,732,8! 

l,175,3t_ 

5, 777, 801 

128, 471 

1,522,222 

4,751,008 

2,914,240 

799, 220 

386, 804 

372, 044 

2,302,6; _ 

546,834 

15, 056, .521 



a Includes Panama in 1905. 



b Figures for 1901 include San Salvador and Nicaragua. 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



123 



Commerce of Leading European Countries with Specified Countries of America, 1900 to 1906, by Principal Articles— Cont'd. 

CHILE— Continued. 
EXPORTS FROM UNITED KIGDOM TO. 



ARTICLES. 



1900 



1901 



1902 



1903 



1904 



1905 



Apparel dolls. 

Arms, ammunition, and military stores dolls. 

Bags and sacks, empty dolls. 

Candles dolls. 

Carriages, railway, and parts of dolls. 

Cement LoUs: 



..doUs. 



■■\dolls. 



Chemicals and chemical preparations 

China and earthen ware uv.io. 

Coal, coke, and patent fuel dolls. 

Cordage and twine 

Cottons: 

Entered by the yard {doUs' 

Entered at value ■. dolls. 

Cutlery dolls. 

Hardware dolls. 

Implements and tools dolls. 

Jute manufactures dolls. 

Leather, wrought and unwrought dolls. 

Linens, entered by the yard WoUs" 

Machinery: 

Steam engines dolls . 

All other sorts dolls . 

Metals: Iron, wrought and unwrought dolls. 

Painters' colors and materials dolls. 

Spirits, British and Irish {dolll'!\^!; 

Woolens and worsteds: 

Entered by the yard {dofls' 

Entered at value dolls. 

All other articles dolls. 



222,214 
104,051 
94,011 



i9,243,100 

3,622,545 

558,976 



172,167 
100,844 
109,375 

70,024 
17,875,200 

65,415 
238, 147 
113,730 



426,456 

582,598 

2,104,343 

187,316 



1,571,68 

61,756 
1,730,104 



217,231 
97,033 
107,671 
127,468 



80,835,900 

4,206,126 

622,051 

89,865 

166,201 



117,531 
674,800 
84,103 



108,922 
3,947,700 



121,142 

135,255 

248,960 

44,947,840 



96,996,000 

5,155,658 

835,705 

75,256 



1,740,329 

84,901 

3,402,856 



Grand total dolls . 



17,189,826 23,273,464 



IMPORTS INTO GERMANY FROM (SPECIAL TRADE). 



Borate of lime (boraxkalk) . 

Chile saltpeter 

Iodine -. 



Hides and skins {dolls" 

Leather, and leather goods dolls . 

Metals: 

Copper ore dolls. 

Copper metal and manufactures dolls. 

nbars and coin dolls. 



Tino: 



w""! &: 

All other articles dolls. 

Total dolls . 



!1, 407, 148 
322,753 
627,130 



) 1,115,259,080 
"3,477,986 
382, 719 



15,119,8 

228,480 . 

1,190,903,976 . 

26,355,882 . 

595,683 . 

2,186,506 . 

940,923 . 

120,428 . 



731,045 
115,668 
563,108 



133,994 . 

8,475,180 . 

269,654 . 
2,051,8'" 



EXPORTS FROM GERMANY TO (SPECIAL TRADE). 



Books, maps, engravings, etc.. 

Chemicals, drugs, and dyes 

Copper, and manufactures of. . 
Cotton, and manufactures of. . 
Earthern, stone, and china wai 
Glass andglas 



India rubber, gutta-percha, and manufactures of. . 

Iron and steel, and manufactiu-es of , n. e. s 

Machinery 

Lead, and manufactures of 

Leather, and manufactures of 

Paper, and manufactures of 

Ready-made clothing. . 



..dolls. 
..dolls. 
..dolls. 
..dolls. 
..dolls. 
..dolls, 
jibs... 
"IdoUs. 
..dolls. 
..dolls. 
..dolls. 
..dolls. 
..dolls. 



Silk, and manufactures of. . . 

Soap and perfumery 

Wood, and manufactures of. 
Wool, and manufactures of. 
All other articles 



1,963,976 
357,714 
431,970 
276,677 
74,732 
178,976 
1,276.156 
332,248 
22,848 
376,992 
325,584 
254, 422 
92,344 
35,224 
129,710 
1,454,656 
1,487,976 



357,476 
307, 496 
121,033 

31,416 

140, 420 

1,450,848 

343,434 

19,754 
297,262 
240,142 
184,688 

99,484 

23,562 

117.572 

1,105,748 



135,898 
347,242 
550,732 

1,256,402 
166,600 
279, 174 
131,615 
35,462 
138,992 

1,685,278 



421,736 

304,164 

2,284,324 



227,052 
2,320,500 
515,032 
24,276 
467,194 



196,826 . 

502,418 . 

415,548 . 
2,344,55 



105,196 . 
1,050,770 . 
2,156,518 . 



IMPORTS INTO ITALY FROM. 



Total" dolls.. 



1 Nitrate of soda constitutes 90 per cent of total imports. 



124 



COMMERCIAL MIERICA IN 1907. 



Commerce of Leading European Countries with Specified Countries of America, 1900 to 1906, by Principal Articles — Cont'd. 

CHILE— Continued. 
EXPORTS FROM ITALY TO. 



ARTICLES. 



1900 



1901 



1902 



1903 



1904 



1905 



1906 



Cereals, fruits, and vegetables, n. e. s dolls. 

Chemicals, drugs, etc dolls. 

Cotton: 

Cloth dolls. 

Other manufactures dolls. 

Marble, stone, glass, and manufactures of dolls. 

Minerals, metals, and manufactures of dolls. 

Oils: Olive dolls. 

Paper, and manufactures of dolls. 

Provisions: Cheese {dolls 

Silk, and manufactures of dolls. 

Wood, including straw dolls. 

Wool, and manufactures of dolls. 

All other articles dolls. 

Total dolls . 



49, 794 
86,861 
10,615 
24,125 
50,373 
67,550 
305, 712 

1,188,108 



63,304 
44,776 
197,246 



61,953 
13, 124 
17,370 
56,163 
38,793 

153, 440 
20,844 

127,766 



COLOMBIA." 

IMPORTS INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM FROM. 



Hides and skins: Hides, raw 

India rubber and gutta-percha. . 

Ores: Silver ore 

Shells of all kinds 

Wood, and manufactures of; Lui 
Ail other articles 



"tdoUs.. 
...doUs.. 
...doUs.. 



••\dolis.. 
...dolls.. 
...dolls.. 
...dolls.. 
...doUs.. 



124| 344 
5,034,848 



142, 000 
238, 672 
120, 000 



Total dolls . . 



DOMESTIC EXPORTS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM TO. 



Arms and ammunition 

Candles 

Chemicals, drugs, and dyes 

Cotton, and manufactures of: 

Cloth 

Manufactures of 

Fibers, and manufactures of: 

Jute piece goods 

Bags and sacks 

Apparel 

Iron and steel, and manufactures of: 

Iron, wrought or un wrought 

Implements and tools 

Machinery 

Hardware 

Cutlery 

Leather, and manufactures of: Leather. . 
Wool, and manufactures of: 

Cloth 

Manufactures of 

Parcel post 

Ail other articles 



25, %3 
160,800 
12,619 



5,252,600 
862,227 
125, 886 



•■[doUs.. 
fyds... 
"tdoUs.. 
..doUs.. 
..doUs.. 



-\dolls.. 
..doUs.. 
..dolis.. 
..dolls.. 
..dolls.. 
..dolls.. 

/yds... 
-\doUs.. 
..doUs.. 
..doUs.. 
..dolls.. 



35,871 
190,800 
16,930 
16,955 



237, 889 
108,304 
37,053 



214,515 
13,797 
71,717 
5,353 



401,700 
32, 000 
915,500 



135, 100 
57, 196 
23,739 



Total dolls. . 



125, 000 
180, 096 
124, 000 
113, 000 
10, 000 
16,000 
149, 000 



111,000 
19,000 
2fi, 000 



445, 100 
189,000 
16, 000 
37,000 



IMPORTS INTO GERMANY FROM. 



Chemicals, druge, and dyes: Dividivi.. 

Coffee, green 

Fruits and nuts: Nuts and nutshells. . , 

Hides and skins: Hides, dry 

India rubber and gutta-percha 

Tobacco, and manufacturers of: Leaf. . 
All other articles 



113,000 

106,923 

55,000 

4,861,363 



3,378,770 
420,000 
1,487,002 
20,000 
374,341 
57,000 



" Includes Panama prior 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



125 



Commerce op Leading European Countries with Specified Countries op America, 1900 to 1906, by Principal Articles — Cont'd. 

COLOMBIA— Continued. 
EXPORTS FROM GERMANY TO. 



ARTICLES. 



1900 



1901 



1902 



1903 



1901 



1905 



Books and prints 

Copper, and manufactures of. . 

Cotton, and manufactures of: 

Cloth, printed and dyed 

Knitted goods 



La( 



All other manufactures of 

Earthen, stone, and china ware: Earthenware. . 
Iron and steel, and manufactures of: 

Enameled, polished or varnished articles 

Cutlery 

Locomotives and locomobiles 

Other machines and parts thereof 

Ammunition 

All other manufactures of iron 

Jewelry 

Leather 

Rice 

Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: Beer 

Wool, and manufactures of: 

Cloth 



-•\dolls. 
...dolls. 
...doUs. 



5,417,_„ 
96,000 
20,000 



IMPORTS INTO FRANCE FROM (SPECIAL TRADE). 



Chemicals, drugs, and dyes: Indigo 

Cocoa 

Cofiee 

Cotton and manufactures of: Cotton, raw 

Fruits and nuts: Nuts 

Hides and sldns: Hides, raw 

India rubber and gutta-percha 

Mother-of-pearl 

All other articles 

Total dolls . 



dolls.. 


286 




379 


dolls.. 


60 


lbs.... 


7,506 


dolls.. 




lbs.... 


343 


dolls.. 


32 




55 


lbs.... 




dolls.. 


62 


lbs.... 


91 


dolls.. 




.dolls.. 


5 


doUs.. 


152 



426,590 
336,000 
916, 673 
141,000 
7, 178, 178 
647,000 
407, 631 



427, 472 
337, 000 
593,037 



37,000 
45,000 
61,000 



505,074 
76,000 
7,207,719 
656,000 
195, 548 



67,000 
69, 224 
67,000 



EXPORTS FROM FRANCE TO (SPECIAL TRADE). 



Perfumery and toilet soap doUs.. 

Cotton, and manufactures of: Cloth dolls.. 

Earthen and glass ware doUs.. 

Fibers and manufactm-es of: Wearing apparel and linen doUs. . 

Fish, salted, and dried {!k)Us" 

Iron, steel, and manufactures of: Machinery and parts of dolls. . 

Jewelry, including clocks and watches dolls.. 

Leather, and manufactures of: 

Leather ^^^^- 

Manufactures of doUs. . 

Metals, and manufactures of: Manufactures of dolls. . 

Paper, and manufactures of doUs. . 

Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: 

^'"1"°'-^ {ioils:: 

Wines {If^- 

Wood, and manufactures of: Mats and basket ware dolls. . 

Wool, and manufactures of: Cloth doUs.. 

Hardware, buttons, brushes, and toys doUs.. 

Packages, parcels post doUs. . 

All other articles doUs. . 

Total doUs. . 



75, 000 
25.000 
IS, 000 



a Includes horns and hoofs. 



126 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Commerce op Leading European Countries with Specified Countries of America, 1900 to 1906, by Principal Articles — Cont'd. 

PERU. 
IMPORTS INTO UNITED KINGDOM FROM. 



ARTICLES. 



1900 



1901 



1902 



1903 



1904 



1905 



Caoutchouc 

Cbemicals ; Borax 

Coffee, raw 

Cotton, raw 

Drugs : Peruvian bark 

Manures: Guano 

Metals: 

Copper ore 

Regulus and precipitate . . 
Oilseed cake 



ds, cotton.. 



Sugar, unrefined. . 
Wool: 

Alpaca, vicuna 



•■\dolls. 

Jibs... 

■•\dolls. 



■■IdoUs. 

fibs... 

■-IdoUs. 

...dolls. 



179,963 
616, 672 
75,012 
8,030,736 
950,861 



675,913 

543,671 

3,821,440 

47,322 



4,236,566 

1,001,715 

1,970,065 

307, 110 

919,550 



10, 189, 648 

1,112,229 

86,784 

11,037 

209,396 

1,455,580 

3| 364' 480 

44, 129 

8,140,160 



2,267,874 

340, 874 

1,246,131 



1,044,960 

638,125 

7, 172, 480 



79,592 
22,059 
720, 446 

755,500 

660,924 

2,976,960 

40,874 

6,352,640 

84,954 

18,019,904 

277, 663 

5,038,998 
1,264,935 
1,987,826 



306,096 

53,940 

7,236,096 

960, 788 
40,290 
21,586 

538,984 

770,873 

801, 780 

2,201,920 

32,859 

6,518,400 

86,317 

43,112,944 

763, 184 

3,971,183 
1,093,400 
2,241,079 
356, 442 
1,096,953 



2,473,257 

6, 176, 912 

112, 776 



36,056 
18, 496 
411,161 



424,042 
928,960 
53, 196 



975,703 
427, 629 
322,564 



7,898,480 



DOMESTIC EXPORTS FROM UNITED KINGDOM TO. 



Anns, ammunition, and military stores dolls. 

Bags and sacks dolls. 

Biscuits and cakes dolls . 

Candles dolli 

Carriages, railway, and parts of doll! 

Cbina and er -*•- -^""■ 



fyards . 
■IdoUs.. 
....dolls. 



Coal, coke, and patent fuel 

Cordage and twine 

Cottons: 

Entered by the yard 

Entered by value 

Cutlery 

Hardware 

Implements and tools •. 

Jute manufactures 

Leather, wrought and unwrought 

Linens 

Machinery and millwork 

Medicines and drugs 

Metals : Iron, wrought and unwrought 

Painters' colors and materials 

Provisions, including meat 

Telegraph cables and materials 

Woolens and worsteds, entered by the yard. . . 

All other articles 

Total dolls . 



..dolls. 
..dolls. 
..dolls. 
..dolls. 
..doUs. 
..dolls. 



32,761 


49 


789 


52,368 


88,385 


96,911 


94,595 


325,462 


48,441 


47 




26,921 


35,808 


32,674 




53,648 


17,174 


1( 


,591) 


9,933 


117,583 


20,902 


26,537 


35,983 


32,693 


3! 


,278 


36,586 


64,958 


74,501 


62,384 


74,891 




i 


,015 


8,609 


12,614 








34,620 


4; 


■.m 


41,745 


36,985 


69, 114 


61, 795 


107,861 


61,532 


87 


115 


76,813 


82,755 


189,370 


80,239 


73,319 


241,248 


1.3S 


,544 


147, 280 


135,408 


239, 120 


254, 464 


415,184 


22,727 


15 


,135 


17, 150 


14,707 


25,943 


26,985 




27,627,100 


33,669 


,600 


36,121,300 


28,962 300 


32,430,400 


39,034,700 


36,902,000 


1,467,678 




,.W1 


1,784,468 


1,560,652 


1,876,274 






325,953 


297 


,577 


252,026 


283,440 


371,207 


271,731 


374,832 


29,306 




,231 


21,247 


15,548 


28,707 


25,827 


26 143 


33,370 


4< 




45,409 


36,635 


122,276 


58, 198 


91,996 


67, 727 


8: 


,076 


75,518 


70,272 


94,293 


92, 172 


113,487 


61,561 


61 


,043 


69,902 


75,840 


70,000 


93,719 


94,868 


49,035 


2; 


053 


42,402 


63,381 


66,919 


67,990 


100,396 


28,094 


2 


,440 


19,948 


30,858 


28,552 


41,871 


33,652 


337,044 


37; 


, 577 


275.220 


287,484 


323,243 


357,848 


400,226 




21 


,201 


25,301 


25, 437 


25,758 




22,897 


5931961 






618,240 


756,819 


540,269 


653,084 


554,864 


40,363 


4: 


,672 


39,321 


47,993 


76,039 


60,539 


81,881 


19,052 


22 


,921 


22,722 


33,915 


40,903 


29,394 


25,165 


96,040 




772 


62,661 


86,765 


38,883 


24,104 


81,587 


1,425,700 


1,63. 


,4(K) 


1,255,100 


914,800 


1,474,300 


1,284,900 


1,324,100 


649,848 




,466 


515, 197 


394,576 


622,396 


562,855 


605, 174 


517,971 


54f 


,897 


473,107 


570,962 


717,887 


897,655 


1,017,210 


4,616,492 


4,82 


,405 


4,612,814 


4,694,372 


5,577,621 


5,848,674 


6,545,405 



IMPORTS INTO GERMANY FROM (SPECIAL TRADE). 



Coffee 

Cotton, raw 

Cotton seed 

Drugs, chemicals, and dyes: 

Cocaine 

Borate of lime and sodium and other earths. . . 

Guano, natural 

Hides and skins, raw: 

Cattle 



^oTa 



•e and bars . . 



Silver, o 
Rubber and gutta-percha. . 

All other articles 

Total 



■■tdoUs. 
libs.... 
■IdoUs. 



■■IdoUs. 

libs... 

■■Idolls. 

...dolls.. 
...dolls.. 
...dolls.. 



315,037 
37,366 

239,640 
25,942 



173,282 
100,912 
98,056 



10,234 
23,800 
465,052 



1,141,9 
185,640 . 
60,406 . 



COI^IMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 127 

Commerce of Leading European Countries with Specified Countries of America, 1900 to 1906, by Principal Articles — Cont'd. 

PERU— Continued. 
EXPORTS FROM GERMANY TO (SPECIAL TRADE). 



ARTICLES. 



1900 



1901 



1902 



1903 



1904 



1905 



Books, maps, engravings, etc dolls. 

Chemicals, drugs, and dyes j°!}^- 

Copper, and manufactures of dolls. 

Cotton manufactures dolls. 

Earthen and china ware dolls. 

Glass and glassware - dolls. 

Gold and silver ware dolls. 

Iron and steel, and manufactures of dolls. 

Machinery dolls . 

Leather, and manufactures of dolls. 

Malt liquors dolls. 

Paper, and manufactures of dolls. 

Ready-made clothing dolls. 

Silk, and manufactures of dolls. 

ribs... 

Sugar IdoUs. 

Wool manufactures dolls . 

AH other articles dolls. 

Total dolls . 



228,956 
67,116 
94,010 
67,116 



74, 494 
55,930 
166,006 



170, 170 
223,482 
450,534 
25,942 



583, 100 
42,126 
83,300 



530, 427 
11,662 
240,618 
395,080 



43,078 
574,294 
29,512 



51,646 
67,592 
872,360 



42,364 
193,018 
114,240 



IMPORTS INTO FRANCE FROM (SPECIAL TRADE). 



Cotton, raw 

Hides, raw 

Horns of cattle 

Metals: 

Copper ore and metal . 

Tin ore 

Rubber and gutta-percha. 
All other articles 

Total 



2,362,670 
317,292 
12,738 



31,073 

"eii^sio' 



EXPORTS FROM FRANCE TO (SPECIAL TRADE). 



Butter and cheese dolls. 

China and glassware dolls. 

Cotton cloths dolls. 

Hardware, toys, brushes, buttons dolls. 

Hats, straw dolls. 

Leather, and manufactures of dolls. 

Machinery .' dolls. 

Metals, manufactures of dolls. 

Medicines dolls. 

Paper, and manufactures of, including books dolls. 

Perfumery and soap dolls. 

Ready-made clothing and linen goods dolls . 

Silk and silk goods dolls. 

Spirits and liquors {dolls! 

Thread of all kinds dolls . 

Wines {|^J}|; 

Wood, manufactures of dolls. 

All other articles dolls . 

Total dolls. 



22,967 

18^528 
69, 480 
15,633 
47,181 
39, 758 
10,422 



18,142 


35,319 


18,142 


24,125 


71,217 


64,655 


.50,347 


108,852 


31,266 


13,317 


20,458 


17,949 


32,810 


27,213 


22,195 


29,143 


29,529 


44,776 


45,934 








55,777 


44,969 


10,615 




20,262 


24,039 


21,230 


27,406 


9,264 


14,282 


45,569 


45,543 


53,461 


48,829 



VEJfEZlXELA. 

IMPORTS INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM FROM. 



Cacao {«J^-; 

Cofiee l^^^^- 

India rubber and gutta-percha {dolls' 

Feathers, ornamental dolls. 

Precious stones, unset dolls. 

Wood: Furniture woods and hard woods (except mahogany) 

dolls. 

All other articles dolls. 

Total dolls . 



46, 419 
9,723 
31,136 



100,745 
20,035 
25, 312 
5,154 
617,568 
357,045 
101,2- 
2,453 . 



12,300 
301,168 
158, 100 

19,100 



397,824 
157,300 
47, 400 



70,491 
15,200 
51,072 
7,900 



1,773,632 
714,500 
105, 800 
140, 400 



128 



COMMERCIAL A^IEKICA IN 1907. 



Commerce of Leading European Countries with Specified Countries of America, 1900 to 1906, 

VESTEZTJELA— Continued. 
DOMESTIC EXPORTS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM TO. 



i Principal Articles — Cont'd 



ARTICLES. 



1900 



1901 



1902 



1903 



Chemicals and chemical preparations : Soda compounds dolls. . 

Coal, cinders and fuel {do^fs ' 

Cotton, manufactures of: 

Entered by the yard {dou's!' 

Entered at value dolls. 

Fibers, manufactures of; 

Jute, piece goods {doUs! 

Linens, entered by the yard {^oUs 

Iron and steel, and manufacturers of: 



2, 595, 300 

1,707,500 

296,600 



Hardware and cutlery. . 

Implements and tools 

Machinery and millwork 

Iron, wrought and unwrought.. 



..dolls 



Wool, manufactures of: 

Entered by the yard {doUsV. 

All other articles dolls. . 



13,300 

58i500 

21,723,700 
887, 100 
169, 400 



109,203 
47,300 
87,800 



32,722,500 

1,400,500 

211,500 



94,600 
613,400 
55,100 



83,800 
38,200 
72,700 



IMPORTS INTO GERMANY FROM (SPECIAL TRADE). 



Chemicals, drugs, and dyes: 
Dividivi 

AH other chemicals, raw 



Coffee 1^-; 

Feathers, ornamental dolls. 

Hides and skins: Cattle hides, dried i'IImU' 



2,108,920 

369,000 

0, 547, 468 



8,306,492 
197.000 
55,000 



1,382,000 
35,000 
407.410 



EXPORTS FROM GERMANY TO (SPECIAL TRADE). 



Art and literary works dolls. 

Drugs, chemicals, and paints dolls. 

Copper, and manufactures of dolls. 

fibs. . . 
\doUs. 

Cloth, printed and dyed dolls. 

Knitted goods dolls . 

All other manufactures of dolls. 

Earthen, stone and china ware: Earthenware dolls. 

Fibers, and manufactures of: Linen, and manufactures of.. dolls. 

Glass and glassware dolls. 

Iron, steel, and manufactures of: 

Iron, and manufactures of dolls. 

Machinery, vehicles, and instruments dolls . 

Jewelry, including imitation dolls. 

Leather, and manufactures of dolls. 

Paper, and manufactures of doUs. 

i^- &: 

Silk, and manufactures of dolls. 

Spirits, wine, and malt liquors: Beer dolls. 

Wool, and manufactures of doUs . 

All other articles doUs. 



Total exports ! dolls. 



59,000 
16,000 
13,000 



42,000 
32,000 
105, 000 



81,000 
35,000 
51,000 
43,000 



43,000 

225,000 
45,000 
98,000 



IMPORTS INTO FRANCE FROM (SPECIAL TRADE). 



Hides, raw 

Horns, hoofs 

India rubber and gutta-percha. 



(lbs.... 


8,540,620 


icolls.. 


1,353,000 


fl3S.... 


16,087,028 


ICOllS.. 


1,577,000 




83,995 


[dolls. . 


16,000 


dolls.. 


8,000 


lbs.... 


22,046 


dohs.. 


18,000 


dolls.. 


72,000 


dolls. . 


33,000 


dolls.. 


47,000 



9,371,093 


8,331,183 


1,411,000 


1,255,000 


11,751,841 


12,893,162 


1,049,000 


1,174,000 


80,027 


42,990 


26,000 


16, 000 


9,000 


28,000 


139,992 


30,423 


135,000 


29,000 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



129 



Commerce or Leading European Countries with Specified Countries op America, 1900 to 1906, by Principal Articles — Cont'd. 

VENEZTJELA-Continued. 
EXPORTS FROM FRANCE TO (SPECIAL TRADE). 



ARTICLES. 



1908 



1904 



1905 



1906 



Chemicals, drugs and dyes: Medicines prepared dolls. 

Cotton, and manufactures of: Cloth dolls. 

Fibers, and manufactures of: Clothing and linen dolls. 

Hides and skins: Prepared Id^oUs' 

Paper, and manufactures of .dolls. 

Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: Liquors {doUs 

Wmes !^ 

Wool, and manufactures of: Cloth dolls. 

Hardware, brushes, buttons, and toys " " 

Packages, parcel post 

All other articles dolls. 

Total 

32277—08 9 



COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES WITH OTHER AMERICAN COUNTRIES, YEARS ENDING JUNE 30, 
1903 TO 1907, BY PRINCIPAL ARTICLES. 



ARGENTINA. 

IMPORTS FROM. 



ARTICLES. 


QUANTITIES. 


VALUES. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Articles, the growth, etc., of the United 












Dollars. 
45,615 

153,899 
13 
140 

276,086 


Dollars. 
26,214 

109,310 
114 
103 

522,699 


Dollars. 
23,907 

260,995 
113 
226 


Dollars. 
27,334 

333,098 
185 
13 


Dollars. 


Bones, horns, and hoofs, unmanufac- 
tured free 












295,285 














Books, music, maps, engravings, etc.{^^^^; ; 














Chemicals, drugs, and dyes: 
























75,126,243 


















2441948 
18,205 
51,782 
289,582 
1,569,138 
4,093,291 

19,970 


2,541 
559,616 
14,180 
39,984 
257,409 
1,407,682 

22,543 


2,422 
959,170 
10,002 
26, 124 
295,971 
1,869,298 
3,277,107 

27,536 


17,759 

1,122,959 

197 

48,054 

272,940 

2,474.783 

5, 170, 186 

22,842 


10,975 
49,475 
5,962 


blotter l^^^l'- 
















































419 800 


Hides and skins, other than fur]free..lbs.. 

skins tdut..lbs.. 

Hide cuttings, raw, and other glue stock 


7,089,340 
29,307,499 


6,795,404 
18,807,380 


8,043,547 
21,215,769 


10,210,343 
27,935,326 


7,128,583 
29,753,410 


2,092,883 
5,818,820 

42 829 












66,810 
















79,722 

3,566,661 

267,485 


83,290 

7,648,799 

869,941 


113,802 
7,427,080 
1,347,831 


77,436 
4,564,433 


Wool, unmanufactured dut. .lbs. . 


22,492,192 


26,103,212 


39,491,425 


35,893,172 


19,913,334 


' 16?; 043 




























2,537,090 
6,893,188 


2,595.667 
7,239,494 


3,342,564 
12,012,337 


4,520,630 
13,858,433 


3,877,777 
12,837,548 


Total dutiable 




































9,430,278 


9,835,161 


15,354,901 


18,379,063 


16,715,325 















EXPORTS TO. 



Domestic Expoets. 



Agricultural implements: 

Mowers and reapers, and parts of 

Plows and cultivators, and parts of 

All other, and parts of 

Blacking 

Books, maps, engravings, etchings, and 

other printed matter 

. Cars, carriages, other vehicles, and parts of: 
Cars, passenger and freight, and parts 



of.. 



Cycles and parts of 

AU other, and parts of 

Chemicals, drugs, dyes, and medicines: 

Medicines, patent and proprietary 

AU other 

Clocks and watches, and parts of 

Coal : Bituminous tons. 

Copper, manufactures of 

Cotton, manufactures of: 

Cloths- 
Colored yds. 



TJncolored 

AU other 

s, vegetable, and tc 






ufactures of: 
Cordage lbs. . 

AU other!;;!;!;!;!!!;!;!";!;;;;;!;!;;!; 

Fish: 

Salmon, canned lbs. . 

SheUfish 

AU other 

Glass and glassware 

Glucose or grape sugar lbs.. 

Gunpowder and other explosives 

India rubber, manufactures of 

Instruments, etc., for scientific purposes. .. 
Iron and steel, manufactures of: 

Rails for raUways— Steel tons. . 

Structural iron and steel tons.. 

Wire lbs.. 

BuUders' hardware, saws, and tools 

Machinery, machines, and parts of — 

Electrical machinery 

Pumps and pumping machinery 

Sewing machines, and parts of 

Steam engines, and parts of— 

Locomotives No. . 

AU other 

Typewriting machines, and parts of. 

AU other 

Pipes and fittings c lbs. . 



a Included in "All other chemicals" prior to July r 



6,053 

80 

24,411,876 



134,972 
228,873 
31,913 



20, 720 
64,071 
188,500 



41,594 
66, 144 
164,827 



i, 522, 905 3,454, 
Not separately stated prior to July 





1,472,156 


1,146,267 


805, 136 


1,560,797 


2,755,561 


18,060 


21,425 


84,807 


75,033 


137,676 


673,724 




17,540 


339,923 


514,461 


193, 482 


198,465 


285,493 


420,905 


47,525 


59,761 


34,631 


21,262 


36,703 


43,409 


46,382 


57, 492 


127,249 


328,476 


111,825 


358,189 


126, 171 


105,386 


1,532,655 


1,580,231 


2,113 


54,334 


6,612 


11,263 


43,605 


45, 460 


'594 


2,953 


39,435 


74,047 


34,876 


49,306 


82,506 


122,260 


22,827 


32,082 


156,346 


236, 135 


139, 440 


1,193,237 


17, 146 


2,113 


542,908 


529,685 


412,176 


583,809 


30,741 


171.709 


78,639 


79,694 


292,858 


507,914 


137,506 


207, 448 


88,429 


115,316 




85,897 


736, 471 




98,031 


41,171 


354,605 


653,077 



63,129 
2,366 
52,911 



189,651 
165, 922 
99,123 
1,901,491 
141,922 

c Quantity not stated prior to July 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



131 



Commerce of the United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 to 1907, by Principal Articles — Con. 

ARGENTINA-Continued. 
EXPORTS TO— Continued. 



ARTICLES. 


QUANTITIES. 


VALUES. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Domestic Exports— Continued. 












Dollars. 

53,640 

191634 
22, 107 

146, 172 
144,698 

18, 182 
1,315,612 

191,988 
650 

18,551 
1,134 
29,351 

74,748 
45,627 
33,432 
64,749 

20,513 
1,155 
10,380 

66,343 

1,098,789 
271621 

30,927 
108,899 

38, 471 
209,257 


Dollars. 
51,578 

119,895 

isisoi 

17,797 

208,305 
186,015 

1,637|&S1 
200,234 


Dollars. 
60,483 

248,721 
144,361 
20,776 
34,616 

215,889 
177,261 

51.959 
2,142,886 

219,888 
2,121 

40,623 
5,245 
53,153 

163, 176 
91,706 
53,915 

120,827 

89,851 
8,221 
13, 490 

2,158,055 
977,255 
115,758 
229, 471 
141, 445 
363,336 


Dollars. 
99,897 

327,306 
197, 475 
47,004 
46, 108 

401,640 
274,268 

141,976 
1,887,607 

362,036 

49,838 

63^920 

234,027 
103,521 
80,090 

46,798 
11,601 
28,577 

166,727 

3,551,851 
1,131,349 
122,534 
331,851 
198,981 
587, 499 


Dollars. 
94,021 

242, 120 






































36,823 
46,479 

345,083 
227,385 

275, 420 
1,936; 870 

4.30,310 
5,225 














Naval stores: 

Rosin bbls. . 

Turpentine, spirits of galls. . 

Oils: 

Mineral refined- 
Naphthas, etc galls.. 

Illuminating galls . . 

Lubricating and heavy paraffin 

galls.. 

Residuum a galls.. 

Vegetable- 
Co tton-seed galls . . 


55,233 
265,060 

105,096 
12,107,291 

1, 110, 481 
284 

39,906 


81,217 
306,062 

156,674 
12,216,938 

1,180,553 


64,987 
290, 196 

318,711 
15,818,832 

1,272,407 
918 

111,329 


94,421 
388,841 

865,663 
14, 430, 159 

2,125,261 
1,613 

139,799 


320;977 

1,485,644 
14,900,929 

2,109,964 
76,100 

171,613 


180,949 


69,592 
7 037 
38,456 

54,142 
67,277 
34,272 
81,683 

38,696 

15 

11,086 

37,450 

2,330,269 
358,321 
85,337 
113,396 

2451529 
















Printing paper lbs . . 


3,484,461 


2,200,443 


6,736,565 


11, 407, 494 


12,857,575 


265,284 
90,016 
79,284 
34,428 

96,642 
7 084 


























Tobacco, and manufactures of: 

Leaf lbs.. 


254,928 


521,796 


1,322,498 


465,951 


852, 463 


Varnish galls.. 

Wood, and manufactures of: 
Timber 


6,370 


6,013 


10,710 


13,533 


25,801 


57,786 
135 645 


Lumber- 
Boards, deals, planks, joists, and 
scantling M f t. . 


81,220 


158,449 


143,637 


196,063 


252,837 


5,715,982 
946,774 


























42i;03l 
238, 132 
678, 455 


















































11,279,044 
158,526 


16,730,157 
171,860 


23,501,113 
62,943 


32,575,959 
97,400 


32,042,330 








































11,437,570 


16,902,017 


23,564,056 


32,673,359 
















' ' 



BERMUDA. 

IMPORTS FROM. 



Articles, the growth, etc., of the United 












55,978 

49,726 

2 

17,600 
2,805 

257,378 
125,704 
10,971 
71,943 


22,354 

32,954 

'188 

1,304 
1,512 

344,611 
136,973 
14,320 
18,003 


23,427 
35,424 
1,870 

1,085 
1,984 

281, 144 
106, 655 
25, 411 
19,594 


22,070 

28,967 

18 

1,397 
2,198 

200,235 
95,205 
24,984 
35, 697 
















24,469 
2 














Spirits, distilled: 

Of domestic manufacture, returned 
free.. pf. galls.. 

All other dut. .pf. galls. . 

Vegetables: 

Onions dut. .bush. . 

Potatoes dut. . bush . . 


13,854 
555 

215,866 
111,344 


768 
555 

342,329 
103,769 


1,338 

607 

341,282 
79,613 


1,500 
640 

205, 121 
68,964 


3,920 
866 

291,820 
87,048 


3,491 
3,178 

304,947 
135,569 














31,272 




























109,505 
482,602 


32,448 
539,771 


31,842 
464,752 


39,307 
371, 464 




Total dutiable 












518,811 




























592, 107 


572,219. 


496,594 


410,771 



















EXPORTS TO. 



Domestic Exports. 
Animals: 

Cattle No.. 

Sheep No . . 

All other. 


1,735 
4,072 


3,' 203 


1,841 
2,846 


1,503 

2,268 


1,131 

1,854 


124,048 
24, 479 
16,242 
4,115 

29, 523 
8,078 
82,917 
45, 593 
17,171 
38, 323 
20,284 

4,574 

13,889 
38,941 


118,217 
20,852 
18,398 
7,612 

25,372 
4,626 
83, 355 
45,907 
18,790 
46,408 
17,344 

5,233 

10, 410 
44,260 


129,874 
19,605 
13,605 
8,608 

29,700 
6,982 
54,901 
44,321 
19,760 
49,051 
27,729 

6,576 

12,436 
41,191 


109,889 
18,249 
5; 721 
3,912 

25, 723 
19, 762 
53,533 
45,583 

31; 596 
26,053 

11,416 

27,718 


84,446 
16, 491 
3,313 
















BreadstufEs: 

Corn bush . . 

Oats bush. . 

Wheat flour bbls. . 

All other.. 


42,332 
19, 197 
21,254 


39,964 
10,744 
19, 120 


47,208 
15,924 
10,242 


41,765 
51,800 


39,974 
19,227 
11, 485 


24,573 
7,989 
49,068 
39,726 














6 043 
















Coffee and cocoa, ground or prepared, and 


6,581 


4,333 


8,843 


■ 8,367 


8,275 


23,277 
7,762 


Cloths yds.. 

AU other 


209,407 


156,295 


171,715 


172,295 


98,882 


7,398 
23,315 



a Stated in barrels prior to July 1, 1906. 



132 



COM^IERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Commerce op the United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 to 1907, by Principal Articles — Con. 

BEKMTJD A— Continued. 
EXPORTS TO— Continued. 



ARTICLES. 


QUANTITIES. 


VALUES, 


1903 


1901 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1901 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Domestic Exports— Continued. 

Eggs doz . . 

Fertilizers tons. . 

Fibers.vegetable, and textile grasses, manu- 


46,658 
1,305 


41,424 
1,345 


31,751 
1,260 


22,364 
1,134 


15,439 
1,047 


Dollars. 
10,890 
30,864 

■ 7,049 
9,801 
30,774 
7,542 
3,105 

14,733 
25,270 
26,077 
4,264 

59,242 
5,734 

124,349 
96,058 
44,912 
63,083 
2,158 
5 420 
41,569 
10,740 
3,372 
7 166 
3,041 

14,766 
6,251 
30,852 
29,365 
60,712 
63,065 


Dollars. 
10,460 

27,608 
7,433 
1,321 

15,614 
16,587 
30,830 
5,074 

51,068 
5,997 

84,868 
88,463 
36,098 
70,334 
4,057 


Dollars. 
8,296 

8,' 928 
22,656 
9,137 
2,415 

13,544 
36,060 
31,299 
4,975 

53,494 
7,461 

85,066 
77,847 
31,460 
59,866 
6,231 


Dollars. 
5,401 
25,687 

6,163 
7,118 
22,865 
7,724 
5,582 

12,412 
15,824 
24,564 
3,209 

3! 415 

75,202 
80,313 
34,351 
58,194 
3,275 
25 
39,545 
12,850 

7)418 

21,137 
8,208 
9,203 
18, 444 
75,560 
85,429 


Dollars. 
4,329 
25, 545 

5,587 


Fish 




























Glass and glassware 












3,808 


Hay tons.. 

Iron and steel, manufactures of: 

Looks, hinges, and other builders' hard- 


192 


69 


155 


335 


333 


5,809 
9,050 














12,701 






























Leather, manufactures of: 

Boots and shoes pairs. . 


59,999 


51,841 


55,909 


47,788 


40,776 


40,426 


Meat and dairy products: 

Beef, canned, fresh, salted or pickled, 


1,394,386 
725,602 
193,423 


1,168,958 
801,375 
163,728 


1,076,966 
761,706 
133,184 


720|690 
144,519 


755,790 
602,585 
119,052 


63,906 


Bacon, hams, and pork lbs. . 

Butter lbs.. 


74,407 
30,721 
49 496 






























Oils: Mineral, refined galls.. 


359,617 


396,068 


431,718 


329,907 


320,676 


54,682 
12,325 
3,360 
8,193 
6,476 

25,586 
5; 547 
11,701 
27, 105 
91.859 
69,922 


55,263 
14,369 
4,285 
7,318 

22,871' 
8,330 
11,371 
28, 191 
96 357 
81,347 


38,304 
















Soap 












4,119 


Spirits, distUled pf. galls. . 

Sugar and confectionery: 

Refined lbs.. 


3,457 
556,983 


5,729 
849,527 


2,678 
575,364 


6,538 
673,129 


1,264 
524,255 


1,820 

16,668 
6,883 














6,323 




























36,650 














59,046 




























1,310,401 
13, 135 


1,280,749 
10,535 


1,295,225 
9,694 


1,128,311 
9,938 


900,423 














8,214 




























1,323,536 


1,291,284 


1,304,919 


1,138,249 



















BOLIVIA. 

IMPORTS FROM. 



Total imports of merchandise. . 



EXPORTS TO. 



Domestic Exports. 












1,483 
1,592 
9,777 
119 
20,925 


5,005 

493 

20,851 

974 


3,276 
2,390 
11,070 
4,971 


2,213 

813 

27,451 

3,747 
32,249 


12,449 








































9,929 














564,353 














All other articles . 












15,311 


17,850 


44,351 


80,325 


255,206 




























49,107 


54,344 


105,962 


146,798 


940,796 














































49,107 


54,344 


106,041 


146,798 


941,287 

















BBAZIIi. 

IMPORTS FROM. 



Articles, the growth, etc., of the United 












19,685 

111 

268,209 

121 

1,662,662 

42,653,831 

10 

17,661 

532,050 

239 

104,754 

2,060,530 

342,483 

11,486 

17,218,519 

894,889 


15,581 


12,102 


13,973 


22,426 




1,322 








4,028 


1,179 










377,434 

2,536 

1,060,960 

48,080,222 

92 

14,129 

456,172 

336 

85,210 

2,541,487 

176,489 

14,085 

22,442,252 

521,891 


'115 

1,238,859 

64,136,008 

186 

19,641 

499,172 

1,555 

61,813 

2,364,207 

507,936 

13,791 

28,476,252 

990,044 


297,114 

46 

1,206,265 

51,124,498 






















Cacao, crude, and shells of free. .lbs. . 

Coffee free.. lbs.. 

Copper: Pigs, bars, ingots, etc... free.. lbs.. 


13,875,477 

726,095,474 

125 


9,286,297 

741,758,798 

1,108 


11,332,914 

820,259,995 

3,907 


12,064,402 
625,160,025 


19,945,743 
778,609,591 


2,689,183 
57,216,626 






17,394 
458,773 
2,497 
125,023 
1,836,554 
248,080 

23,837^586 
683,829 


10,918 














551,602 














96 














130,073 

2,204,457 

284,999 

14,390 


Hides and skins, other than fur /free. .lbs. . 

skins tdut..Ibs.. 

Hide cuttings, raw, and other glue stock 

free 


4,101,397 
2,600,359 


5,005,356 
1,456,660 


4,778,009 
3,132,184 


3,353,290 
1,585,821 


4,057,936 
1,460,742 


India rubber free. .lbs. . 

Manganese ore, and oxide of. . . .free. .tons. . 


31,119,486 
90,029 


33,109,112 
55,950 


36,593,555 
115,065 


29,407,148 
67,490 


40,286,751 
39,550 


32,943,792 
335,374 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



133 



Commerce of the United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 to 1907, by Principal Articles — Con. 

BRAZIL— Continued . 
IMPORTS FROM— Continued. 



ARTICLES. 


QUANTITIES. 


VALUES. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Sugar, not above No. 16D.S dut..lbs.. 


74,159,889 


14,186,315 


49,968,032 


28,877,378 


53,843,900 


Dollars. 

1,176,049 
35,937 
22,472 
199,332 


Dollars. 
200,096 
41,729 
24,553 
97,491 


Dollars. 

1,266,275 
17,067 
47,259 
74,344 


Dollars. 

398,140 
58,896 
11,222 
80,346 


Dollars. 
915,778 


Wool, unmanufactured dut . .lbs. . 


210,440 


230,114 


391,987 


114,608 


53,790 


5,829 




























65,560,985 
1,660,045 


75,670,974 
481^771 


97,966,274 
1,876,820 


79,675,091 
741,433 


96,601,490 






































67,221,030 


76,152,745 


99,843,094 


80,416,524 



















EXPORTS TO. 



Domestic Expoets. 



Agricultural implements , 

Blacking 

Books, maps, engravings, etchings, and 

other printed matter 

Breadstufis: 

Wheat flour bbls. . 

All other 

Cars, carriages, other vehicles, and parts of: 

Cycles, and parts of 

All other 

Chemicals, drugs, dyes, and medicines: 

Medicines, patent or proprietary 

All other 

Clocks and •watches, and parts of 

Coal : Bituminous tons . . 

Copper, manufactures of — 

Cotton, manufactures of: 

Cloths- 
Colored yds. . 

Uncolored yds. . 

All other 

Dental goods 

Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses, man- 
ufactures of 

Fish: 

Salmon, caimed lbs. . 



All other 
Fruits and ni 

Glass and gli 

Gunpowder and other expl( 

India rubber, manufactures of 

Instruments and apparatus for scientific 

purposes, etc 

Iron and steel, manufactures of: 

Wire lbs.. 

Builders' hardware, saws, and tools- 
Locks, hinges, and other builders' 

hardware 

Saws and tools 

Cutlery 

Firearms 

Machinery, machines, and parts of— 

Electrical machinery 

Sewing machines, and parts of 

Steam engines, and parts of— 

Locomotives No. . 

AH other, and parts of 

All other 

Pipes and fittings i 

All other manufacLures oi 

Jewelry and manufactures of gold and 



lbs. 



Lamps, chandeliers, etc 

Leather, and manufactures of: 

Splits, buff, grain, and aU other upper. . 

All other leather 

Manufactures of— 

Boots and shoes pairs. 



AUo- 



Meat and dairy products: 

Bacon lbs 

Pork, salted or pickled lb: 

Lard lbs 

Butter lbs 

AU other 

Naval stores: 

Rosin bbls 

Turpentine, spirits of galls 



Oils: 



Animal — 

Lard gaUs. 

AU other gaUs. 

Mineral, refined — 

lUuminating gaUs. 

Lubricating 



AUo 



..gaUs. 



Cotton-seed 

AU other 

Paints, pigments, and colors. . 



), 116, 287 
864,253 
21, 593 



445, 601 
3, 758, 581 
1,002,360 



154,768 
3,470 



734,900 

2, 170, 157 

785,056 



1, 774, 352 

14, 400 

1,110,459 

432,933 



20,642 
7,204 



469,251 
130,218 
87,171 
54,078 



21,264 
45,715 
83,233 
22,057 



19,255 
688,236 
103, 187 



233,477 
70,597 
39,205 
20,921 
17,170 



559,347 
105,229 
122,284 



11,873 

22^512 
48,285 
150,396 



229, 791 
225, 549 
318, 730 
13,743 



50,878 
64,010 
30,583 



562,872 
183,090 
77,158 
79,304 

73,844 

17,908 
38,952 
28,774 
33,539 
50,188 
210,817 



275,676 
52,612 
177,065 



190, 220 
110, 520 
115,076 



45,073 
34,159 
41,818 
202,752 



774,977 
234,022 



232,310 
397, 570 



546,358 
231, 668 
847,251 



278, 051 
140,246 
31,112 



tity not stated prior to July 1, 



134 



COMMEKCIAL MiERICA IN 1907. 



Commerce op the United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 3' 

BRAZIL— Continued. 
EXPORTS TO— Continued. 



, 1903 to 1907, BY Principal Articles — Con. 



ARTICLES. 


QTTANTITIES. 


VALUES. 


1908 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Domestic Exports— Continued. 
Printing paper lbs. . 


2,754,258 


1,169,527 


1,172,832 


1,685,449 


600,657 


Dollars. 
57,541 
38,781 
12,092 
22,859 
13,615 
28,034 
24,423 

19,036 
167 

362,259 
33,054 
15,513 
30,444 

208,928 


Dollars. 

36', 875 
15,789 
22,092 
14,547 
25,235 
31,048 

16,705 
6,165 

4,111 

551,984 
28,549 
24,951 
28 347 

211,583 


Dollars. 
28,160 
39,882 
12, 151 

20^900 
20,594 
30,721 

1,406 
5,501 

8,961 

32! 546 

39; 686 
314,957 


Dollars. 
37,700 
52,209 
12,442 
23,404 
20, 129 
19,652 
26,552 

18, 454 
6,978 

3,050 

500,669 
72,920 
54,353 
48,607 

367, 400 


13,958 


Paraffin and paraffin wax lbs. . 


223,973 


264,963 


196,738 


207,867 


277,996 


16,959 
26,219 


























17,612 
30,316 














Spirits, wines, and mait liquors: Malt 












Vegetables 












22,016 


Wood, and manufactures of: 














Lumber- 
Boards, deals, planks, joists, and 
scantling Mft.. 


22,643 


34,444 


38,537 


22,449 


44,106 


1,220,089 














75, 182 
























































10,641,718 
95,030 


10,955,546 
91,310 


10,908,941 
76, 155 


14,422,089 
108,382 


18,594,838 
102, 709 






































10,736,748 


11,046,856 


10,985,096 


14,530,471 


18,697,547 















CANADA. 

IMPORTS FROM. 



Animals: 

Cattle {\^--Z:: 

Horses {f-:So°:: 

S^eep ^:Z.\ 


839 

'702 

1,918 

1,204 

295,732 


341 

'581 

1,739 

1,138 

236,133 


227 

3,975 

652 

1)827 
179,934 


358 

'801 

1,910 

2,272 

217,979 


326 

4,427 

729 

1,827 

2,531 

218,712 


114,517 
230,367 
147,340 
295,485 

22,067 
986,618 

21,490 
403,031 

3,023,995 

1,532 
48,675 
709,604 
75,283 

31,156 

48,451 

29,' 018 

28,396 

415 

666,147 

867 

248,900 

87 

10,761 

242,190 

800,793 

4,811,817 

122,309 

2,037,151 

510,689 

844 

119,705 
8,721 

18,585 
188,883 

30,469 
179,567 

828,839 

127,315 

56,764 

1,278,144 

824,028 

305,914 
23,013 
24,348 

156,622 
12,841 

204,028 

862,939 


4^,342 
72,161 
92,508 

287,524 
19,283 

789,579 
25, 107 
88,553 

3,342,429 

34; 286 
671,310 
63,460 

38,756 
41,262 
51,640 
27,550 

44,647 
20,141 
2,837 

572,568 

34 

4,553 

255,893 

853,280 

3.342,972 

250,199 

1,475,123 
2,410,907 

185,471 
8,033 

m, 827 
3,316 

■278,682 

1,049,015 

111,669 

58,767 

1,565,522 

963,833 

156,196 

370,327 
29,726 
17,758 

172,397 
7,104 

254,248 

951,893 


33,952 

91,200 
122,111 
341.314 

30,381 
640,593 

25,895 

4,450,076 

2,435 
590,047 
703,343 
64,181 

42,886 
53,307 
54,446 
92,027 

39,001 

13,568 

2,765,327 

596,350 

260:035 

878, 641 

3,006,764 

674,729 

1,113,458 
2,965,880 

80,216 
4,916 

24,453 
209,432 

32,317 
212,413 

1,217,925 

103,527 

92,595 

1,541,352 

940,861 

148,918 

177,208 
32,738 
19,079 

12)484 

178,868 

1,274,649 


54, 134 
99,946 
118,237 
353,833 
40,025 
930,095 
14,654 
99,462 

4,611,683 

121,409 
39,017 

944,802 
35,860 

43,750 
45,570 
62, 177 

8,963 

4 

48,116 

286 

327,322 

510 

9,109 

307,930 

1,037,439 

3,552,685 

418,709 

1,018,089 

4,974,343 

931 

58,112 
5,787 
6,184 
225,768 
47,399 
181,739 

1,215,481 

170,376 

1,377,885 

1,563,241 

929, 182 

174,542 

165,738 
55, 489 
28,363 

224,210 

2091513 
1.702,644 


49,897 
81,739 
131, 101 
326,574 
52,512 
1,043,586 
37,579 














Articles, the growth, etc., of the United 












4,907,373 


Art works; 

The production of American artists 


























179 518 














1,012,900 
30,757 

70,281 


Bark: Hemlock free, .cords. . 


17,040 


14,111 


13,511 


7,467 


6,744 
















Books, music, maps, engravmgs, etc.. [J^^- " 















Brass, fit only f or remanufactuie. free., lbs . 
Breadstuffs: 

Barley dut..bush.. 

Rye dut.-bush.. 

Wheat dut..bush.. 


366,541 

56,046 

830 

1,075,895 


371,398 

87,800 
32,355 
4,173 


1,105,344 

80,332 

20,544 

3,099,802 


1,579,408 

17,053 

5 

55,138 


1,549,114 

37,171 

127 

373,153 


183,017 

12,984 

90 

233,156 


AU other {^^|-- 












340, 378 














1 424 


Cement: Roman, Portland, etc.. dut.. lbs. . 


1,995,295 


967,515 


271,875 


1,379,200 


3,140,183 


22,864 














1,446,589 


Coal: Bitinninous dut. .tons. . 

Coke dut . .tons. . 

Ore and regulus free. .tons. . 

Pigs, bars. Ingots, etc free. .lbs. . 


1,785,720 

212,947 
4,648,610 


1,317,347 
56,021 

198,291 
19,775,772 


1,229,348 
118,234 

128,547 
21,193,523 


1,479,143 
82,974 

58,245 
29,582,682 


1,297,376 
65,568 

93,669 
26,431,580 


3,089,254 
331,861 

1,564,572 

5,537,999 

3,751 

25, 126 


Cotton, unmanufactured, Includmg waste 
or flocks free. .lbs.. 


3,032,484 


3,059,682 


1,743,849 


1,066,718 


655,839 




121,113 


36,591 


103,345 


16,520 


33,121 


9,747 
290,838 


Fibers, vegetable, and textile Jfree..tons.. 

Fresh- 
Lobsters, canned or uncanned 

free. .lbs.. 

Salmon dut. .lbs. . 


325 

6,862,761 
1,164,281 


181 
1,317 

7,708,978 
1,141,432 


299 
984 

9,081,996 


347 

837 

8,980,169 
4,733,057 


114 
763 

6,791,200 
1,235,819 


167)907 

1,074,542 
120,439 


All other fresh j^''^^-; 












1,656,365 


Cured or preserved — 

Cod, haddock, hake, etc. .dut. .lbs. . 
Herring, dried or smoked, pickled, 

etc dut. .lbs.. 

Mackerel, pickled or salted 

dut. .lbs.. 

Salmon, pickled or salted. dut. .lbs. . 


21,098,174 

7,040,483 

4,770,579 
307,449 


21,020,726 

7,941,882 

6,675,523 
363,816 


17,854,036 

7,156,830 

3,564,375 
371,004 


16,746,667 

7,717,046 

2,854,397 
621,160 


13,157,174 

8,395,346 

6,871,274 
704,700 


691,166 

175,787 

374,713 
69,923 
32,000 
































25,851 














150,466 


Furs and fur skins, undressed free. . 












1,387,467 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



135 



Commerce of the United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 3 

CANADA— Continued. 
IMPORTS FROM— Continued. 



, 1903 TO 1907, BY Principal Articles — Con. 





QUANTITIES. 


VALUES. 




1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 














Dollars. 
59,204 
85,484 
3,185 

312,053 

80,823 

2,236,009 

720,028 
1,186,405 
1,224,401 

136, 487 

320,263 
407,797 
178,764 

9,792 
2,275,364 

376,549 
262 
52,334 
92, 458 
10,732 

32,502 

254,409 
196,470 
47,955 

14,722 
1,107,530 
52,558 
95, 723 
34, 634 

319, 497 
16, 334 

80,539 

26,697 

129,327 

4,526 

144, 199 
26,553 
437,528 

17,512 

45 
256,849 
274,967 
169, 758 
18,602 


Dollars. 
50,952 
91,946 
6,632 

258,530 
64,529 
913,880 

9181380 

1,190,871 

90,261 

283,765 
11,251 
134,715 

925i264 

349,431 

647 

86,938 

75, 475 

6,526 

39,197 

132,802 
137,191 
55,702 

36,322 
1, 196, 136 

23,947 
142, 466 
122,849 

316, 478 
11,339 

27)529 

422,674 

1,226 

205, 619 
30, 100 
505,905 

34, 730 

15 
196, 618 
482,973 


Dollars. 

51,708 
72,050 
9,318 

213,043 

104, 652 

359,100 

1,089,598 

1,656,185 

1,356,162 

127,293 

245,623 
40,282 
73,124 

4,223 
157,023 

353,131 

181 
90,386 
71,478 
9,022 

47,277 

242,796 
121,560 
138, 136 

70,934 
1,205,873 
37, 483 
160, 190 
173,794 

353,902 
11,064 

195,354 
41,120 
236,537 
241,302 

2,821,485 
27,302 
595,092 

20,838 

872 
145,772 
481,577 


Dollars. 
67,410 
97,516 
18,761 

321,548 

118,611 

501,849 

1,084,948 

2, 394, .502 

1,476,397 

244,747 

220,112 
30,614 
291,944 

7,364 
153,317 

463,341 
1,270 

101,378 
55,566 
10,244 

52,924 

170,111 
328,991 
303,884 

107,580 
1,673,335 
43,053 
204, 426 
112, 192 

460,302 
13,902 

84, 166 

823i049 
3,851 

306,692 
13,806 

30,537 

2,342 
147, 467 
526,248 


Dollars. 






























Gunpowder and all explosive substances 












321 348 
















Hay '. dut . . tons . . 

Hides and skins, other than fur /free.. lbs., 
skins Idut . .lbs. . 


292,966 
6,388,162 
15,734,479 


ii4,262 
8,064,866 
12,094,368 


46,182 
9,088,067 
19,280,499 


68,521 
8,239,663 
23,009,013 


61,044 
10,802,326 
20,903,528 


500', 485 
1,449,285 
2,197,335 
1,647,405 

330,123 

52,765 
43,417 
92,068 

6,128 


India rubber: Old and scrap free. .lbs. . 

Iron and steel, and manufactures of: 

Iron ore dut . .tons . . 

Pig iron dut.. tons.. 

Scrap iron and steel dut . . tons . . 

Tin plates, terneplates, and taggers 
tin dut. .lbs.. 


2,205,745 

129,219 
36,514 
11,284 

246,177 


'463 
11,599 

317,535 


2,624,417 

107,358 
2,585 
6,606 

188,861 


3,646,384 

101,615 
1,007 
19,696 

169,991 


3,873,218 

i;444 
6,399 

146,513 


Lead: 

In ore and base bullion dut . . lbs . . 

Pigs, bars, and old dut. .lbs.. 


16,713,910 
11,000 


17,130,599 
25,466 


17,350,727 
4,158 


17,554,975 
25,992 


21,205,023 
24,503 


715, 729 

1,491 

113 293 


Lime...' dut.. lbs.. 


68,363,801 


50,772,025 


44,209,552 


36,964,545 


30,822,029 


57,308 
















Metals, metal compositions, and manufao- 














Mica dut.. lbs.. 


834,161 


573,035 


506,917 


1,078,267 


1,533,136 


596; 321 


Chromic ore or chromate of iron 

free. .tons. . 

Nickel ore and nickel matte. free. .tons. . 
Sulphur ore, as pyrites, etc. free. .tons. . 


1,183 
10, 465 
21,561 


2,491 
12, 101 


5,794 
10,560 
14,554 


13l626 
17,243 


5,517 
16, 124 
27,221 


66, 115 

1,897,784 

75, 128 
















Plaster rock or gypsum, crude, ground, or 

calcined dut . .tons. . 

Plumbago free. .tons. . 

Provisions, comprising meat and dairy 


288,366 
575 


260,213 
309 


311,947 
356 


394,319 
390 


382,631 
674 


460,856 
18, 195 


Salt dut.. lbs.. 


8,884,424 


11,102,273 


11,803,725 


9,965,176 


2,578,430 


8; 119 


Seeds jjjjj^ 












10,589 


Silk, and manufactures of: 

Umnanufactured, including waste 
free.. lbs.. 


135,721 


153,378 


1,176,939 


331,555 


153, 118 


145,291 


Spirits, distilled dut . .pf. galls. . 

Straw and grass, and manufactures of 


213,551 


252,650 


310,889 


426,091 


611,591 


1,167,118 
14,938 

4 
195,707 
558,745 


Sugar: 

Cane, and other not above No. 16 D. S. 
dut.. bs.. 

Above No. 16 D. S dut.. bs.. 

mo„ ffree.-bs.. 
^^^ tdut.. bs.. 


1,155 

6,283,890 

1,239,550 

886,955 

74,009 


352 
4,034,199 
2,157,566 


22,815 
2,130,204 
2,064,024 


60,300 
2,367,236 
2, 170, 388 


50 
2,343,395 
2, 324, 319 


Tin, in bars, blocks, pigs, etc. . . .free. . bs. . 
Tobacco, and manufactures of: 


78,336 


84,012 


118, 617 

25,641 
341,097 


159,493 


18,570 


19,853 


34, 140 

49 

208,013 

4,443 

175,676 
126,798 
227,201 
19,764 

772,272 

46, 720 

2, 403, 440 

214, 736 

14,589,864 
1,852,512 

215961378 

395,227 

20,318 

2,274,901 


41,798 




495,888 


826,814 


851,208 


217,545 


298,436 
3,912 

285,225 
38, 674 

169, 722 
20, 174 

602, 709 

41,082 

1,737,193 

3,297 

10,565,629 
1,494,906 
1,725,359 
2,024,777 

337, 773 
30,920 
728, 493 


476,826 
3,815 

372, 793 
810, 290 
210, 415 

536,210 

29,206 

1,989,667 

8,729,135 
1,602,998 
1,401,244 
1,929,114 

271,416 
20,309 
993,042 


390,134 
6,619 

180,030 
15,677 

211,500 
23,822 

721,400 

28,514 

2,511,975 

12, 436 

10,714,417 
1,581,421 
1,614,632 
2, 750, 174 

479, 412 

32, 150 

1,394,5.54 


140,702 
4,966 


Vegetables: 

Beans and dried pease dut.. bush.. 

Potatoes dut.. bush.. 

Another dut.. 


236,438 
105,200 


280,750 
1,583,931 


132,682 
29,935 


127, 709 
421, 106 


73,796 
11,393 


120,866 
5,970 


Wines dut.. 












15, 892 


Wood, and manufactures of: 
Unmanufactured— 

rpj™vp. /free. .M feet. . 
^™''" tdut. .cu. ft... 


72,233 
207,298 


65,205 
129,447 


97, 189 
182,225 


100, 480 
256,015 


97,225 


932,027 




















63, 497 

15,828,477 
1,939,791 


Manufactures- 
Lumber- 

Boards, planks, deals, etc. 

dut. .M ft.. 

Shingles dut..M.. 


718,009 
724,131 


585, 194 
770,372 


704,956 
758, 725 


944, 153 
900,806 


921,873 
880,903 


All other dut. . 












3, 391, 739 


Unmanufactured dut. .lbs. . 


2,259,053 


1,499,888 


2,070,512 


1,526,395 


1,626,644 


461, 479 


All other free and dutiable articles 












1,414,035 




























15,991,684 
38, 789, 734 


19,237,201 
32,315,590 


24,747,790 
37,721,842 


27,023,521 
41,214,132 




Total dutiable 








































54,781,418 


51,552,791 


62,469,632 


68,237,653 



















"Not stated separately prior to July 1, 1905. 



136 

Commerce of the United States ■« 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 

H OTHER American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 to 1907, by Principal Articles — Con. 

CANADA— Continued. 
EXPORTS TO. 



ARTICLES. 



QUANTITIES. 



Domestic Exports. 



Agricultural implements: 

Mowers and reapers, and parts of 

Plows and cultivators, and parts of . . . 

All other, and parts of 

Aluminum, and manufactures of 

Animals: 

Cattle No. 

Horses 



..No. 



All other, including fowls 

Art works: Paintings and statuary 

Books, maps, engravings, etchings, and 

other printed matter 

Brass, and manufactures of — 



Corn meal bbls. 

Oats bush. 



..bbls. 



Wheat 

Wheat flour 

Preparations of, for table food. 

All other 

Broom com 

Carriages, cars, other vehicles, and parts of: 

Automobiles, and parts of 

Cars, passenger and freight, and parts 

of, for steam railways 

Cycles, and parts of 

All other carriages, and parts of 

Cement bbls. . 

Chemicals, drugs, dyes, and medicines: 

Dyes and dyestufis 

Medicines, patent or proprietary 

Another 

Clocks and watches: 

Clocks, and"parts of 

Watches, and parts of 

Coal and coke: 
Coal- 
Anthracite tons. . 

Bituminous tons. . 

Coke tons. . 

Cocoa, ground or prepared, and chocolate. . 
Copper, manufactures of: 

Ingots, bars, plates, and old lbs.. 

All other manufactures of 

Cotton, manufactures of: 

Unmanufactured— raw lbs. . 

Manufactures of— 
Cloths- 
Colored yds. . 

Uncolored yds. . 

Wearing apparel 

Waste, cotton-mill lbs.. 

Another 

Earthen, stone, and china ware 

Fertilizers tons. . 

Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses, man- 
ufactures of: 
- - lbs. 



2,013,262 

4, 432, 579 

210, 621 



3,417,023 
8,612,783 



4,572 347 
75,171,316 



All other 

Fish: 

Salmon, canned lbs. . 

Shellfish, oysters 

All other fish and fish products 

Fruits and nuts: 

Oranges 

Prunes lbs . . 

Raisins lbs. . 

AU other green, ripe, or dried 

Preserved 

Nuts 

Furs and fur skins 

Glass and glassware 

Grease, grease scraps, and aU soap stock. . . 

Gunpowder and other explosives 

Hay tons. . 

Hides and skins, other than furs lbs.. 

Household and personal effects, etc 

India rubber, manufactures of: 

India rubber, scrap and old o 

Belting, hose, and packing 

All other 

Instruments and apparatus for scientific 
purposes: 
Electrical appliances, including tele- 
phone and telegraph instruments 

All other 

Iron and steel, and manufactures of: 

Iron ore tons. . 

Pig iron tons. . 

Bar iron lbs.. 



12,862 
1,813,094 



82,658 

IG, 902 

45,088,333 



227, 142 

48, 702 

8,294,740 



534,649 

1,570,065 

103,779 



109,972 
117, 650 
351,977 



163, 445 
136, 586 



221,307 

289. 603 

1,623,131 



Dollars. 
499, 168 
364, 100 

1 032,577 



15, 977 

40,980 

1,002,232 



152, 177 
275,888 
1,515,544 

213, 100 



159, 126 

1,031,396 

794, 692 



1,276,224 

129,216 
139, 934 
562, 133 



370,512 
1,525,988 

231, 126 



320,009 
674,381 
238, 817 



161,6 
865,8 
98,857 
215, 818 

1,311,626 
645, 777 
379, 066 
185, 943 
120, 080 
979, 579 

1,450,055 

195, 792 



207,842 

1,191,162 

378,718 

206,452 



21, 121 
262,945 
142, 300 



176,050 

200,824 

1,043,421 



41, 507 
140, 590 
896, 733 



529, 454 
l,026i530 



608,029 

826, 184 

1,557,4" 



o Quantity not stated prior to July 1, 1906. 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



137 



IP THE United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 3 
C AN AD A— Con t inued . 
EXPORTS TO— Continued. 



), 1903 TO 1907, BY Principal Articles — Con. 



QUANTITIES. 



Domestic Exports— Continued. 

Iron and steel, and manufactures of— Con. 
Bars or rods of steel- 
Wire rods "" 

All other 

Billets, ingots, and blooms of steel 



_ lbs. 

Tin plates, teme plates, and tag- 
gers' tin lbs 

Structural iron and steel tons 

Wire lbs 

Builders' hardware, saws, and tools- 
Locks, hinges, and other builders 



75, 344 
35,087,643 



164, 027 
93, 144, 143 



1,448,748 

19, 137 

59,917,598 



hardware... 



Tools, not elsewhere specified 

Castings, not elsewhere specified 

Firearms 

Machinery, machines, and parts of — 

Cash registers No. . 

Electrical machinery 

Metal-working machinery 

Printing presses, and parts of 

Pumps and pumping machinery 

Sewing machines, and parts of 

Steam engines, and parts of— 

Locomotive No. . 

Stationary No . . 

Boilers, and parts of engines 

Typewriting machines, and partsof . 

Another 

Pipes and fittings « lbs.. 

Scales and balances 

Stoves, ranges, and parts of 

All other manufactures of iron and steel. 
Jewelry,andmanufaetures of gold and silver: 

Jewelry 

All other manufactures of gold and silver 
Lamps, chandeliers, and all other devices 

for illuminating purposes 

Leather, and manufactures of : 
Leather- 
Upper leather, splits, buff, grain, 

and all other upper leather 

All other leather 

Manufactures of— 

Boots and shoes pairs.. 

Harness and saddles 

Another 

Marble and stone, and manufactures of: 

Unmanufactured 

Manufactures of 

Meat and dairy products: 
Meat products- 
Beef, salted or pickled lbs . . 



Pork, salted or pickled. . . 

An other 

Dairy products 

Musical instruments, and parts o: 
Naval stores: 

Turpentine, spirits of 



..lbs. 






2, 518, 424 
4,134,790 
7, 583, 021 



Mineral- 
Crude, including aU natural oils 

Refined or manufactured— 

Naphthas, including all Ughter 

distiUates galls. . 

lUuminating galls. . 

Lubricating and heavy paraffin 



..galls. 



Vegetable— Cotton-seed 

Paints, pigments, and colors. . 
Paper, and manufactures of: 

Paper hangings 

Prmting paper lbs. 

Writing paper and envelopes 

AU other 

Plated ware 

Clover lbs. 

Flaxseed or linseed .bush. 

Timothy lbs. 

All other 

Silk manufactures 



4, 242, 495 
9, 494, 134 
6, 732, 795 



1,235,755 

1,092 

4,802,446 



a Quantity not stated prior to July 1, 1905. 



634, 115 
58, 087 



172, 147 
202, 812 
326, 097 



1, 472, 523 
130, 745 
270, 967 

3,617,911 



646,250 
113, 236 
402, 294 



291,504 
212,560 
451,253 



140,642 

1,090,952 

267,615 



152, 634 
291, 131 
404, 515 
919, 364 



181,723 
345,058 
183,257 



138 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Commerce of the UnitItd States with other American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 to 1907, by Principal Articles — Con. 

CANADA— Continued. 
EXPORTS TO— Continued. 



ARTICLES. 


QUANTITIES. 


V.I..ES. 


1903 


J904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Domestic Exports— Continued. 
Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: Malt 




■\ 


\ 






Dollars. 
140,023 

210!647 
1,326,509 

169,862 
115,665 
365,472 

578,059 

566,550 
310,388 

2,244,086 
153,282 
492,629 
604,002 

1,161,355 

862,779 

237,335 

2,592,822 


Dollars. 

136,766 
342,666 

491,122 

219,779 

1,354,668 

26,087 
128,740 
411,364 

588,679 

676,964 
301,693 

3,230,116 
289,655 
708,284 
729,181 

1,384,336 

936,837 

288,094 

3,137,670 


Dollars. 
193, 150 
302,988 

397,548 

236,851 

1,376,775 

179,853 
78,565 
539,312 

521,305 

408,239 
283,171 

3,182,577 
93,400 
819,149 
707,287 

1,565,551 

1,068,396 

166,408 

4,471,782 


254,768 
283,267 

236,157 

326,437 

1,379,734 

95,694 
47,627 
577,015 

757,306 

585,142 
114,751 

2,535,296 
39,781 
821,747 
755,838 

1,597,364 

1,051,242 

160,581 

4,354,511 


Dollars. 
















Sugar, molasses, and confectionery: Mo- 
lasses gaUs.. 


2,048,656 


2,423,112 


2,«lt^lJ 


1,207,661 


548,885 


101,997 


Tobacco, unmanufactured: Leaf lbs. . 

Vegetables: 

Potatoes bush. . . 


12,287,374 
335,798 


11,994,431 
28,917 


i2, 956,6^1 ■ 
451,752 


12,824,137 
171,010 


16,218,714 
136,360 


2,004,942 
100, 474 
















"Wood, and manufactures of: 














Timber- 
Sawed Mft.. 

Hewn cab. ft. . 

Lumber- 
Boards, deals, and planks. . . .M ft. . 
Joists and scantling M ft. . 


24,308 
881,3.0 

110,722 
11,453 


31,069 
-870,201 

155,732 
20,347 


25,476 
833,938 

151,856 
6,919 


28,825 
289,460 

99,682 
2,276 


28,037 
230,135 

169,711 
2,354 


634,710 

82,675 

4,902,910 

54,327 

1,030,773 

808 581 


























1,739,336 


Wool, manufactures of: 












AU other 






















































114,480,138 
8,786,660 


122,234,039 
9,000,946 


131,343,280 
9,186,301 


146,175,015 
10,561,670 


171 731 700 










































123,266,788 




156,736,685 


183,206,067 



















CENTRAL AMERICA— COSTA RICA. 



% 






IMPORTS FROM 














Cacao, crude, and shells of free. .lbs. . 

Coffee free . . lbs . . 

Copper: Pigs, bars, ingots, etc free. .lbs. . 

Fruits: Bananas free lbs 


61,499 

21,416,585 

13,756 


115,658 

14,396,928 

10,619 


43,851 

21,341,564 

6,726 


128,175 

21,991,437 

13,563 


345,327 

24,090,169 

7,645 


5,701 

1,893,897 

1,210 

1,614,860 

15,917 

123,147 

61,153 

14,898 

40,740 


14,665 
1,608,028 

1,643,641 
10,019 
88,570 
62,188 
11,064 
90,017 


5,275 

2,175,116 

621 

1,888,939 

18,391 

93,555 

83,301 

8,879 

22,757 


13,068 
2,338,168 
1,564 
2,089,817 
8,542 
87,661 
67,246 
4,035 
12,445 


42,386 

2,520,451 

1,166 

2 229 802 


Hides and skins, other than furjfree.-lbs.. 

sMns tdut..lbs.. 

India rubber free lbs 


63,009 
815,054 
118,458 


43,155 

574,477 
116,434 


632! 733 
152,022 


5471325 
122,200 


48,942 
305,578 
130,650 


11,632 
51,736 
80 869 














































3,631,373 
130,160 


3,435,982 
93,106 


4,199,846 


4,532,140 
90,286 












































3,761,523 


3,529,088 


4,296,734 


4,622,426 



















*N._ 



EXPORTS TO. 



Domestic Exports. 



Animals 

Blacking 

Books, maps, engravings, etchings, etc 

Brass, and manufactures of 

BreadstufEs: 

Wheat bush . 

Wheat flour bbls. 

AU other 

Cars, carriages, other vehicles, and parts of: 

Cars, passenger and freight 

AU other 

Chemicals, drugs, dyes, and medicines: 

Medicines, patent or proprietary 

AU other 

Coal tons. 

Cotton, manufactures of: 

Cloths yds. 

Another 

Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses, 

manufactures of 

Fish 

Glass and glassware 

Gunpowder and other explosives 

India rubber, manufactures of 

Instruments, etc., for scientific purposes . . 
Iron and steel, manufactures of: 

BuUders' hardware, saws, and tools... 

Machinery 

AU other 

Leather, and manufactures of 

Malt bush . 



Meat and dairy products: 

TaUow 

Another.. 



..lbs. 



15,928 




14,372 


20,226 


10, 


3,683 


3 


mw 


2,700 


2,387 


2, 


6,423 




681 


5,762 


5,470 




8,283 


2 


652 


3,318 


2,636 


2, 


12,712 


28 


661 


9,367 


20,240 


21, 


218, 185 


23C 


849 


265,131 


298,019 


272, 


15,282 


19 


064 


39,043 


30,292 


24, 


1 73,005 


100 


185 


4,687 


61,854 


127, 


5,402 


7 


165 


4,693 


9,748 




9,310 


14 


172 


14,137 


21,113 


25, 


37,545 


34 


100 


32,164 


42,474 


67, 


11,259 


18 


932 


8,947 


9,376 


7, 


216,029 


142 


215 


165, 480 


187,823 


272, 


38,446 


37 


211 


59, 434 


32,676 


37, 


17,884 


27 


489 


21,201 


28,565 


39, 


9,937 


12 


764 


17,330 


18,260 


23, 


8,617 




001 


8,132 






16,772 


19 


921 


6,864 


10,697 


20, 


8,848 




409 


10,001 


9,967 


13, 


30,010 


87 


752 


21,678 


41,454 




43,114 


47 


764 


47,660 


62,647 


80, 


98,314 


1.5S 


920 


114,376 


201,816 


233, 


136,515 


168 


003 


139,091 


323,387 


183, 


37,437 


41 




54,963 


74,614 




8,069 




735 


436 


593 




108,093 


71 


779 


31,043 


79,464 


79, 


29,815 


33 


347 


37,233 


33,498 


23, 


83,866 


88 


610 


77,958 


101,442 


128, 



COMMERCIAL AMEBICA IN 1907. 



139 



Commerce of the United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 to 1907, by Principal Articles — Con. 

CESTTRAIi AMERICA— COSTA EICA— Continued. 

EXPORTS TO— Continued. 



ARTICLES. 


QUANTITIES. 


VALUES. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Domestic Exports— Continued. 












Dollars. 

11,564 

24,793 
12,406 
4,643 
22,750 
19,063 
2,785 
4,912 

10,313 

21295 

2,708 

500 

88,460 

92,448 
55,260 
42,084 
8,600 
105,227 


Dollars. 

12,088 

34,199 
9,443 
6,378 
26,929 
22,016 

4^731 

13,910 

1,677 
3,556 
1,279 
30 
60,957 
11,948 

58437 
36,912 
8,132 
67,768 


10,966 

12,028 
6,067 
4,194 
22,779 
31,962 
3,005 
2,540 

14, 183 

3! 443 

'349 
64,359 
20,328 

85,220 
50,855 
38,794 
5,965 
131,819 


Dollars. 
20,946 

22,021 
7,350 
6,806 
26,157 
54,171 
2,444 
2,738 

16,399 

i;i32 

2,171 

580 

123 

24I799 

96,825 
52,940 
31,679 
5,144 
104,814 


Dollars. 
19,540 

28,716 
12,723 
11,267 
27,969 
64,976 


OUs: 

Mineral, refined galls. . 


"''^ 


^fg^msfm- 


"■" 72,773 


159,065 


179, 478 




w 






















Paraffin and paraffin wax lbs. . 


320,530 


342,212 


514,895 


891,620 


1,052,354 
















Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: 

Malt liquors, in bottles doz. qts.. 

Spirits, distUled pf . gaUs. . 


lU06 


8,068 
894 


8,401 
494 


9,645 
595 


8,457 
2,216 


14,559 
3,751 
2,149 














1,148 




























69,397 
17,947 

72,941 
30,119 






























































10,676 














128,693 




























' 281847 


1,903,988 
32,381 


1,729,572 
38,857 


2,299,214 
38,974 


2,438,794 














32,192 


























1,858,604 


1,936,369 


1,768,429 


2,338,188 


2,470,986 















CENTRAL AMERICA— GIT ATEM ALA. 

IMPORTS FROM. 



Cacao, crude, and sheUs of free. .lbs. . 

Coffee free.. lbs.. 

Copper: Pigs, bars, ingots, etc. . .free. .lbs. . 


12,040 

20,060,263 

6,972 


32,290 

19,996,043 

8,281 


28,741 

24,406,985 

22,488 


16,300 

27,793,478 

434 




2,330 
2,114,444 
487 
89, 112 
19,899 
56,822 

5,316 
35,420 
45,322 
30,911 


4,819 

2,268,443 

872 

112,625 

24|004 
6,655 
39,652 
98,000 
32,509 


4,301 

2,762,095 

2,494 

K531 
18,354 
1516 
36,879 


1,760 

3,143,959 

33 

115,303 

13,556 

20,300 

157 

23,936 

17,522 

49,791 




27,732,521 
841 


3,533,437 
159 








47,918 
124,620 


42,182 
125,881 


31,527 
77,825 


11,578 

14,048 

700 


skins \dut . .lbs . . 

Household and personal effects, etc free. . 

India rubber free. . lbs. . 

Sugar, not above No. 16 D. S dut. .lbs. . 


4081241 

105, 109 

2,515,727 


43,061 

154,648 

106, 421 

4,950,115 


86,065 
3, 409, 103 


41,459 
863,931 


35, 152 
3,019,742 


20,231 
83 325 
78,222 


























2,292,138 
107,925 


2, 478, 458 
123,383 


2,987,239 
94,314 


3,346.643 


3,773,733 








































2,400,063 


2,601,841 


3,081,553 


3,386,317 



















EXPORTS TO. 



Domestic Exports. 












6,565 

367 

10,798 

4,608 
11, 190 
270, 435 

8,347 
17,470 
28, 777 
37,672 

2,722 

131,713 
4,973 
30,696 

10,090 
4,027 

6;466 
23,189 

7,391 

18,666 
36,596 
91,814 
18, 156 
4:643 
45,917 

1;?f9 

10,656 
17,088 


2,178 
1,702 
9,500 

6,301 
2,777 
303,766 
15,674 
i;636 
31,691 
33,580 

219,998 

44^123 

6,985 
7,376 
5,544 
6,410 
24,262 

14,245 

16, 194 
33,220 
70,657 
41, 173 
3,883 
43,872 

28,417 
9,627 
13,071 
14,251 


5,465 
11,406 
10,009 

317,020 
2,725 
514, 153 
17,375 
17,393 
33,819 
56,096 
4,527 

247,880 
15,999 
77,246 

n, 145 
9,620 
11,519 
63,760 

11,432 

27,636 
95,619 

244,270 
54, 170 
5,801 

140,318 

37,681 
9,525 
16, 148 
18,741 


4,474 
7,030 
7,483 

32,587 

18,290 
477,399 

19,874 
122,696 

58,115 

1;«2^ 

230,625 
14,664 
37,749 

15,250 

10;974 

7,619 

171, 118 

14,010 

37, 179 
144,554 
412; 829 

62,369 

851 

182,619 

42,141 
8,403 
16,274 
16,845 
































Breadstuffs: 

Corn bush. . 

Wheat bush.. 

Wheat flour bbls.. 


6,426 
12,798 
75,542 


10,803 
3,522 
75,264 


418,351 

3,341 

122,593 


46,394 
23,571 
121, 419 


9,154 

9,623 

126,705 


6,084 

7,877 
457,674 






























Coal tons.. 


6,689 


6,573 


12,201 


14,123 


15,847 


531657 


Cotton, manufactures of: 

Cloths yds . . 


2,328,211 


3,820,633 


4,194,734 


3,529,612 


4,389,476 


294,775 
















Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses. man- 












15,680 
14,611 






































7 246 
















Instruments and apparatus for scientific 














Iron and steel, manufactures of: 












33, 493 
145, 279 






































73,370 

1,056 

160,263 


Malt bush.. 


6,345 


4,953 


7,950 


1,093 


1,285 


Oils: 

Mineral, refined galls . . 


184,783 


152,883 


246,632 


287,867 


259,263 














20; 855 
20,527 


Paper, and manufactures of 













140 



COmiERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Commerce OF THE United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 to 1907 by Principal Articles — Con. 



CENTRAL AMERICA^GTJATEMALA-Continued. 

EXPORTS TO— Continued. 



ARTICLES. 


QUANTITIES. 


VALUES. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Domestic Exports— Continued. 

Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: 

Malt Uquors, in bottles doz. qts. . 

Spirits, distilled pf . galls. . 

In bottles doz. qts. . 

In other coverings galls. . 


2,203 

327 
30,537 


1,291 
6,593 

457 
33, 133 


1,821 
7,435 

399 
40,478 


4,035 
8;473 

464 


6,367 


DollaTS. 

12; ^4 

1,735 
12,816 
11,868 

32,005 


Dollars. 
2,291 
14,015 

2,291 
14)822 
12,759 

11,224 
152 
35,092 
11,574 
90,983 


Dollars. 
3,321 
17,551 

16^997 
24,877 

34,662 
114,243 
37,730 
38,001 
151,492 


Dollars. 
7,010 
24,920 

2,543 
16,057 
25,637 

43,595 
166,807 
76,511 
38,682 
143,431 


Dollars. 

10,277 
27, 417 

1,725 
15,845 
28,253 


Wood, manufactures of: 
Timber- 
Sawed Mft.. 


1,163 


439 


1,480 


1,657 


814 


27,237 














42,621 
21,379 
43,901 
















33' 569 














177,002 




























1,087,836 
40,209 


1,217,747 
63,595 


2,543,081 


2,794,818 
113,847 


2,715,864 








































1,128,045 


1,281,342 


2,654,622 


2,908,665 




















CENTRAL AMERICA— HONDURAS. 

IMPORTS FROM. 















28,711 
333 


28,029 
3,656 


18,673 
2,284 


29,058 
8,219 


32,426" 
10,646 














Coffee free . . lbs . . 


264,029 


761,512 


318,674 


130,067 




21, 170 


59,465 


27,500 


11,971 


8 401 


Copper: Pigs, bars, ingots, etc... free.. lbs.. 




15,711 


2,925 


5,930 


3,526 


77 


1,063 


174 


440 


327 




































961,728 


1,290,829 


1,430,580 


1,309,094 


1,824,329 


Oranges dut. .lbs. . 




548,678 


676,357 


89, 119 


38,244 


7,804 


5,478 


3,489 


1,038 


'484 














11,620 
217 


'175 


5,482 
90 


4,449 
181 
















193 














83,567 


104,600 


145,271 


131,022 


149,381 


Hides and skins, other than f urf free.. lbs.. 


86,546 


212,402 


291,594 


171,466 


90,435 


16,803 


47,451 


69, 746 


48,418 


22,601 


skins idut.-lbs.. 


582,244 


866,351 


948,945 


376, 147 


388,920 


76,423 


122,291 


140, 062 


60,443 


45,617 


India rubber, crude free. .lbs. . 


61,318 


87, 632 


82,342 


93, 126 


104,334 


25,580 


43,031 


42,839 


55,709 


76,444 


Wood, and manufacture.' of: 


































































Mahogany free.. Mft.. 


1,981 


4,518 


3,387 


1,244 


1,571 


114,047 


225,137 


169,217 


41,264 


83,562 














37, 170 
19 


22,800 




12,483 
2,020 


All other free. . 














38 














579 


32 

67,859 


74 
33,020 


109 
21, 618 
















21,340 






























1,958,752 
152, 560 




2,235,674 
60,882 














89,282 


140,536 


76,074 


























1,375,997 


2,047,981 


2,111,312 


1,724,865 


2,296,556 















EXPORTS TO. 



..bbls. 



Domestic Exports. 

Books, maps, engravings, etchings, 
Breadstuffs: 

Wheat flour 

All other 

Candles lbs. . 

Cars, carriages, other vehicles, and parts of. 
Chemicals, drugs, dyes, and medicines: 

Medicines, patent or proprietary 

All other 

Coal tons . . 

Cotton, manufactures of: 

Cloths yds. . 

Wearing apparel 

All other 

Earthen, stone, and china ware 

Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses, 

manufactures of 

Fish 



Fruits and nuts. . 
Glass and glasswa 

Gunpowder and other explosives 

India rubber, manufactures of 

Instruments, etc., for scientific purposes . . 
Iron and steel, manufactures of: 

Wire lbs. 

Builders' hardware, saws, and tools. . . 

Machinery 

All other 

Lamps, chandeliers, etc 

Leather, manufactures of: 

Boots and shoes pairs. 

All other 



Meat and dairy products: 

Butter 

Another 



21,375 
"i66,'667" 



34, 477 
'"i27,"7i8 



2,373 
153, 441 



219, 604 
19, 947 
94, 370 
2,087 



18, 107 

9)644 

29,758 
20,491 
61,071 
120, 166 
2,418 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 

Commerce of the United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1 
CENTRAL, AMERICA-HONDTJRAS-Continued. 

EXPORTS TO— Continued. 



141 

13 to 1907, BY Principal Articles — Con. 



ARTICLES. 


QUANTITIES. 


VALUES. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Domestic Exports— Continued. 












Dollars. 
328 
911 

16,354 
2,092 
2,275 
7,334 

33! 367 
1,109 
6,211 

6,114 

632 
10,246 

6,013 
20,015 

2,037 

14,228 
4,441 
10, 911 
33, 070 


Dollars. 

204 

1,817 

21,043 
4,376 
6,976 
9,862 
7,941 

30, 450 
3,675 
6,631 

8,148 
19,335 

1,513 
18, 170 

7,940 
28, 107 

4,685 
21,057 

2! 612 
28,923 
48,938 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 














1,753 

21, 172 
4,034 
7; 397 

10, 164 
6,650 

35, 100 

15,416 
6,574 

8,866 
30,142 

15^053 
5,843 

37,429 
3,707 

37,241 

51,524 
1,988 
34,068 
76,683 


2,101 

3', 862 
5,085 

lo! 193 
34,300 
13,395 
4,749 

8,204 
15, 847 

1,232 
14,359 

3,893 
43,014 

5,165 
26,713 

241200 
64,661 




Oils: 

Mineral, refined galls.. 


113,855 


136,810 


147,835 


184,657 


216,652 


31,686 














9,498 
9,021 
5,772 
15,858 
6,589 
5,647 

8,317 
18, 134 

1,058 
18,048 




























57,549 
34,367 


55,874 
100,330 


5331090 


67,500 
437,365 


30,296 
201,325 


Rice lbs.. 


Spirits, wines, and malt iiquors: 

Malt liquors, in bottles doz. qts . . 

Spirits, distilled pf. galls.. 

In bottles doz. qts . . 

In other coverings galls. . 


4,200 
5,586 

184 
20,713 


4,867 
10,838 

38,206 


5,275 
23, 189 

364 
31,215 


4,842 
8,875 

270 
32,942 


5,015 
17,078 

39,681 














44, 065 






























Wood, manufactures of: 
Lumber- 
Boards, deals, and planks M ft.. 


1,004 


1,676 


3,091 


1,827 


2,428 
















54, 331 










































847, 435 
108,729 


1,364,572 
162, 815 


' 143; 699 


'203! 162 


1, 601, 937 














231 119 




























956, 164 


1,527,387 


1,730,345 


1,632,251 



















CENTRAL, AMERICA-HONDURAS, BRITISH. 

IMPORTS FROM. 



Articles, the growth, etc., of the United 












2,403 

61,646 
563 
428 

137,409 
14,918 
111 
39,608 
543 
6,571 
8,106 
i;218 

95,766 
4,602 
3,059 


1,615 

7,634 

138,404 

531 

494 

160,315 

16,118 

88 

'770 
4,634 

245,332 

730 

1,242 


3,604 
41,073 
144, 430 

112,605 


6,367 
25,434 
210,639 


10 180 




























190,999 




5,746 
4; 514 


5,638 
5,749 


330 
11,350 




25 




Copper: Pigs, bars, ingots, etc. ..free. .lbs.. 
Fruits, including nuts: 


7,472 


166,650 

10,705 

11 

95,793 

168 

19^985 
1,949 

240,923 
6,634 
2,092 


314 

187,107 

11,950 

19 














All other fruit ^'^^l' 
























47,805 

932 

4,324 

16,662 
915 

130, 159 
18,758 
3,060 


86,457 


Hides and skins, other than furl tree., lbs., 
skins \dut . . lbs. . 


2,217 
60,511 
15,961 


4,426 
55 520 
22,299 


3,595 
36,902 
26,953 


2,073 
9,956 
27,214 


2,527 
16,654 
24,901 


'471 
1,995 
19,596 
2,331 

226,966 




Cabinet woods: 

Mahogany free. .M ft.. 


1,995 


4,869 


2,613 


4,718 


5,405 














3,717 




























306,892 
70,075 


492,912 
143,622 


389,137 
149,916 


574,068 
215,354 
















196,205 




























376,967 


636,534 


539,053 


789, 422 



















EXPORTS TO. 



Domestic Exports. 
Breadstuflfs: 


22,539 


23,014 


22,869 


22,875 


26,930 


84,378 
23,946 
7,728 
322 
22,042 
3,190 
8,366 

73; 867 

14,559 
11,541 
5,907 
3; 496 

4,722 
45,055 
4,146 

48, 105 

2,180 

84 


101,276 
27,256 
6,785 
268 
27,201 
6,080 
11,295 

88.563 
102, 138 

22,299 
11,170 
6,715 
4,597 

55; oi 

6,252 

95,634 

3,514 

303 












All other 


50 
6 

30 
5 

7 

62 
91 

18 
10 
8 

12 
63 
4 

64 


301 

261 
579 
582 
629 
843 

491 

537 
057 
142 
438 

986 
476 
987 

017 


40 
6 

2 

70 
78 

18 
12 

7 

10 
5 
54 


457 
571 
419 
958 
534 
071 

635 

045 
300 
540 
243 

560 
658 
457 

936 
429 


29,6. 


Candles lbs.. 

Cement bbls. . 


79,842 
170 


71,763 
119 


65,344 
230 


71,540 
183 


55,987 


5,4 
34, 9C 




940 


1,712 


1,818 


743 


1,235 


4,4^ 




7,1c 


Cotton, manufactures of: 

Cloths yds.. 

All other 


1,283,122 


1,597,656 


1,126,125 


1,301,551 


1,664,553 


101, 7C 
83,0 


Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses, man- 












21, K 


Fish 












11,5 














8,9c 


Hay tons.. 

Iron and steel, manufactures of: 


182 


234 


421 


450 


241 


5,X 
14,0- 














131,6. 
















Leather, manufactures of: 

Boots and shoes pairs.. 


44,558 


77, 474 


55, 191 


41,910 


57,342 


94,5 
2,92 


Malt bush.. 


66 


349 


ii4 


23 


i67 


■ 96 


21 


13 



142 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Commerce of the United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 to 1907, by Principal Articles — Con. 

CENTRAL, AMERICA— HONDURAS, BRITISH— Continued. 

EXP0RTS TO— Continued. 



ARTICLES. 


QUANTITIES. 


VALUES. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Domestic Exports— Continued. 

Meat and dairy products: 
Meat products- 
Bacon, hams, and pork, salted or 
pickled lbs.. 


1,235,265 


1,236,443 


1,239,720 


1,209,173 


1,555,871 


Dollars. 
118,255 
56.682 
33,914 
1,566 
19 
30,545 
7,031 
4,135 
4,' 556 

9,244 
10,290 
2,422 
6,868 
21,100 
20,607 
36, 787 
59,325 


Dollars. 
110,580 
49,637 

1^699 
73 
40,244 
8,391 
6,174 
6,617 

10,345 
22, 131 
4,230 
8,643 
18,273 
23,287 
38,345 
72,455 


Dollars. 
96,544 
58,406 
36,879 
1,797 
285 
32,870 
9,598 
4,067 
5,211 

5,799 
15,534 

5,004 
13,819 
21,066 
27,304 
47,847 
92,370 


Dollars. 
96,706 
73, 750 
37,944 
1,324 
43 
32,930 
81844 
6,348 
6,015 

9,257 
7,521 
2,970 
15,947 
26,990 
28,347 
75,097 
107,553 


Dollars. 

138,559 

74,850 

40,000 

1,437 








































244,040 


284, 498 


279,074 


252,272 


184,623 


23,144 
11,834 
7,016 
7,409 

16,481 
9,428 
4,802 
16,047 
20,772 
28,867 
75,664 
113,723 


























Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: 

Malt liquors, in bottles doz. qts. . 

Spirits, distilled proof galls. . 


5,663 
10,960 


5,931 
21,705 


3,151 
12,863 


5,291 
4,569 


9,213 
6,782 


Sugar, refined lbs. . 


143,793 


178, 403 


281,103 


327,027 


328,261 






























































848,823 
19,755 


1,054,499 
15,950 


1,041,158 
11, 149 


1,086,952 
17,272 


1,265,128 








































868,578 


1,070,449 


1,052,307 


1,104,224 


1,280,540 















CENTRAL AMERICA-NICARAGUA. 

IMPORTS FROM. 



Cofiee free. . lbs. . 

Fruits and nuts: 


3,831,446 


1,090,784 


1,560,298 


1,235,016 


1,124,106 


325,070 

382,062 
1,204 

70i200 

168,719 

404, 497 

1,101 

39,673 


87,597 

424,672 

13,967 
59,608 
105,920 
445,930 
1,519 
7,414 

281,048 

126! 071 


116,854 

391, 142 
95 
29,093 
61,773 
107,720 
488,767 
12, 144 
4,645 

223,365 
8,051 
70,228 


90,903 

442, 111 
153 
26,825 
70,200 
153,056 
503,270 
447 


111,507 
136,789 






























Hides and skins, other than fur /free. .lbs. . 

skins tdut..lbs.. 

India rubber, crude free. . lbs. . 


279,480 

1,154,609 

717,930 


215,973 
758,379 
747,088 


239,356 
733,685 
769,381 


241,697 
979,536 
808,895 


152,588 
745,893 
661,327 


55,049 
125,006 
441, 151 


Sugar, not above No. 16 D. S dut. .lbs. . 

Cabinet woods: 


2,015,473 
8,405 


546,950 
6,308 


309,426 
4,509 








3,163 


2,624 


158,682 
11,713 
21,048 


104,388 










































1,654,824 
210, 473 


1,463,577 
115,230 


1,399,525 
114,352 


1,324,620 
153,788 












































1,865,297 


1,578,807 


1,513,877 


1,478,408 


1,028,166 















EXPORTS TO. 



Domestic Exports. 



Animals.. 



Books, maps, engravings, etchings, etc 

Breadstuffs: 

Com bush. 

Wheat flour bbls. 

All other 

Candles lbs. 

Cars, carriages, other vehicles, and parts of. 
Chemicals, drugs, dyes, andmedicmes: 

Medicines, patent or proprietary 

All other 

Clocks and watches, and parts of 

Coal.. *— - 



Cocoa, ground or prepared, and chocolate. . 

Copper and manufactures of 

Cotton, manufactures of: 

Cloths yds.. 

All other 

Earthen, stone, and china ware 

Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses, 

manufactures of 

Fish 

Fruits and nuts 

Glass and glassware 

Gunpowder and other explosives 

Hay tons. . 

India rubber, manufactures of 

Instruments, etc., for scientific purposes .. . 
Iron and steel, manufactures of: 

Rails for railways— Steel tons.. 

Wire lbs. . 

Builders' hardware, saws, and tools 

Machinery 

All other 

Lamps, chandeliers, and all other devices 
for illuminating purposes 



2 


170 




756 


27 


690 


120 


366 


12 


1,W 


6 
4 


933 
545 




225 


29 


mn 




209 


9 


808 




109 


8 


296 


no 


101 


105 


015 


1 


305 


23 


251 


8 


392 


5 






309 


21 


123 


4 




4 


401 


20 


200 


16 


567 


17 




23 


t^it, 




903 


76 
5 


511 
016 



1,746 


2,710 


1,753 






2,758 


4,104 


4, 


2,628 


3,387 






19, 434 


19,929 


21,401 


9, 


183,067 


233,142 


248,245 




16,117 




13,226 


13, 


4,833 


5,615 


5,789 


6, 


3,904 


10, 113 


37,783 


12: 


21,130 


31,093 


33,432 


34, 


41,901 


42,927 


50,739 


56, 


632 


1,353 


1,224 




12, 157 


7,238 


8,646 


7,' 




1,112 


1,343 


i 


3,856 


3,918 


4,051 


3,": 


211,718 


198,008 


162, 484 


197, 


172, 443 


124,271 


97, 148 


75, 


2,618 


1,720 




3, 


25,022 


20,054 


20,905 


16,5 


10,853 


13,281 


12, 449 


10; 


9,223 


9,721 


10,440 




7,084 


8,993 


7,844 


6, 


17,975 


10,440 


11,997 


79, S 


5,161 


2,651 


3,081 




4,857 


4,877 


7,199 


6, 


7,353 


12,387 


14,434 




37,434 


4,108 


2,728 


3, 


53,566 


77,037 


39,474 


43, c 


29,994 


36, 270 




33, C 


90,281 


129,527 


115,537 




81,033 


98,511 




151, c 


6,217 


7,557 


7,269 


6,£ 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 

PTHE United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 1 
CENTBAI, AMERICA— NICARAGUA-Continued. 
EXPORTS TO— Continued. 



143 

1907, BY Principal Articles — Con. 



articles. 


«..KTXT,ES. 


V...ES. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Domestic Exports— Continued. 
Boots and shoes pairs. . 


28,202 


35,602 


32,406 


29,517 


26,910 


Dollars. 

14i796 
1,574 

25,590 
22, 473 
11,815 
78, 198 
3,974 
770 

61,853 
8,100 
8,169 
8,850 
8,130 
935 
3,463 
8,751 

13,548 
8,708 

523 

4|291 
3,170 
6,177 

27,835 
10,560 

17,889 
2,998 
10,848 
47,027 


Dollars. 

29; 610 
2,111 

30,697 
25,673 

70; 047 

5,153 

93 

61,612 
14, 494 
10,960 
13,657 
10,651 
4,158 
2,978 
7,521 

12,560 

1,911 

7,564 

4^607 

50,862 
15,861 

26,373 
1,711 
24,856 
35,784 


Dollars. 

30i288 
2,255 

30,382 
33,559 
16,805 
68,017 
5,760 


Dollars. 
44,562 
38,220 
1,998 

42,172 

161008 
78,942 
4; 118 

19|715 
11,821 
14,911 
9,677 
11,222 
2,800 
7,681 

19, 117 
24,361 

1,304 
4,122 
4,601 
5,914 
15,067 

32,643 
15,977 

24,017 
2,510 
18,660 
51,619 


Dollars. 
48,109 
















Meat and dairy products: 

Tallow 

Lard 

Butter 

All other . 


...lbs.. 
...lbs.. 
...lbs.. 


377,021 
205,594 
51,957 


558,082 
304, 184 

57, 477 


587, 413 
417, 919 
67,507 


848,304 
368, 428 
68,279 


507, 171 
393,759 
62, 152 


29,518 
39, 456 
16, 176 
56,014 


Naval stores 












4 384 
















Oils: 

Mineral, refined 


.galls.. 


552, 196 


478,360 


430,019 


540,080 


550,898 


20; 673 
12, 738 
15, 453 
15,877 
22, 711 
3,266 
6,521 

15,601 
17,811 

2,403 
7,147 
4,202 
7,664 
6,734 

37,936 

31,329 
2,026 
23,925 
49,733 


65,979 




























14,718 














8 615 






29,598 
411, 767 


107,746 
384,189 


705,617 
484, 776 


388, 147 
493,062 


270,376 
375,608 




Salt 


...lbs.. 


2,016 
16,029 


Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: 

Malt liquors, in bottles do 

Spirits, distilled pf 

Wines- 


galls!; 

as: 


12; 446 

137 
12,038 


7,468 
19,587 

535 
14,500 


9,563 
18,375 

577 
13,756 


11,992 
22,367 

327 
8,581 


7,615 
15,318 

246 
2,930 


13, 414 
21,424 


In other coverings 

Straw and palm leaf, manufactures 


1,431 
3 080 






























Vegetables: 

Beans and pease 


bush.. 


13,047 


22,490 


17,200 


15,382 


11,750 


27, 137 


Wood, manufactures of: 
Lumber- 
Boards, deals, and planks.. 
Other 


.Mft.. 


1,063 


1,496 


1,674 


1,134 


565 


14,685 
2 941 


























































1,240,542 
158, 181 


1,646,633 
191,049 


1,753,398 
191, 158 


1,682,910 
187,942 


































Total exports of merchandise 












1,398,723 


1,837,682 


1,944,556 


1,870,852 


1,923,111 















CENTRAL AMERICA— PAlSTAMA.a 

IMPORTS FROM. 







85,578 


65,475 


50,480 


188, 105 




5,858 

263,695 
10, 196 
5,873 
31,508 
77,674 
27, 125 
18,818 


5,974 

415,495 

298 

21,586 

70,409 

154,033 

57; 477 


3,827 

713,442 
17,032 
17,163 
73,675 
98, 750 
62,214 
79,784 




Fruits and nuts: 






879,370 






















24,805 
236,635 
136,727 


94,314 
507,747 
261, 461 


69,309 
477, 124 
158,723 


72,057 
822,023 
212,003 




22,839 
























83,949 


All other free and dutiable articles 














414,519 






























408,557 
32,190 


730, 729 
82,425 


983,064 
82,823 


1,535,024 














217 290 




























440,747 


813, 154 


1,065,887 


1,752,314 


















EXPORTS TO. 



Domestic Exports. 
Books, maps, engravings, etchings, and 














13,540 

67,650 

7|675 

16, 107 
19,200 
46,980 

72,848 

13; 610 
1,357 

14,200 
6,749 
5,429 

15,046 

9,538 


19,335 

252,613 
93,217 
153,317 

31,924 
124,078 
130,803 

274,528 
80,613 
66,254 
77,905 

44,740 
21,179 
20,948 
95,290 

49, 438 


32,935 

259,047 

130,587 

1,677,667 

192^984 
255, 191 

255,392 
165,949 
141,963 
107,211 

127, 148 
64,513 
42,551 
63,591 

104,681 


36, 389 


Breadstuffs: 

Wheat flour bbls. . 




14,860 


50,060 


58, 452 


82,502 




























1 619 477 


Chemicals:^ ' ' parts o . 
















All other 














161 988 


r.ofl.I: Ritnminnns tons 




17,702 
1,155,027 


52,937 
4,822,727 


100, 628 
4,335,281 


204, 199 
5,170,095 






Cotton, manufacturers of: 

Cloths yds 






323 689 










Auothlr... ....: : 






























46,004 


Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses, 














































671683 


















Instruments and apparatus for scientific 
and other electric 














150,666 



a Figures for 1904 are for six months only; included in Colombia prior to January 1, 1904. 



144 

COMME 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 

E OF THE United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 to 1907, by Principal Articles — Con. 
CENTRAL, AMERICA-PANAMA— Continued. 
EXPORTS TO-Continued. 



ARTICLES. 


QUANTITIES. 


V...ES. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Domestic Exports— Continued. 

Iron and steel, manufactures of: 

Rails for railways Steel tons 






7,075 
1,574,093 


12, 137 
2,133,617 


1,922' 501 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 
168,324 
36,029 
82, 143 

374; 136 
133,804 
304,971 

117,274 
3,114 

34,128 
164, 432 

26,547 
142, 143 

74,802 
34,510 

54; 109 
67,779 

54,997 
10,707 
32, 127 
17,255 

22,551 
49,569 
66,605 

215,543 

367,710 

9,218 

441,378 


Dollars. 
318,338 
49,289 
153,248 

996,230 
1,043,899 

508,248 
1,116,928 

285,360 
116, 468 

76,786 
184, 421 

138,052 
348,367 

98,613 
62,543 

121; 859 
99,580 

135,903 
36,521 
44,793 
50,550 

35,032 
56,530 
172,063 

651,903 
733,539 
51,599 
963,947 


Dollars. 
375 902 


Wire lbs 




693,761 




16,724 
25,402 












Machinery, machines, and parts of— 
Steam engines, and parts of— 






2 


81 


98 




1 092 792 










26,3i2 
5,021 
31,864 

39,436 
743 

8,584 
39,321 

8,000 
29,220 

8^405 
6,958 
15,696 
30,ia3 

21,875 
10,205 
16,099 
2,889 

13,317 
18,811 
13,921 

30,340 
32,546 

95! 915 


1,015,140 










22,285,639 


12,963,029 




All other 










1 540 022 


Leather, manufactures of: Boots and 




37,979 


97,907 


218,883 


292,310 














Meat and dairy products: 




69,947 
517,329 

113, 137 


323,882 
2,269,905 

423,270 


660,457 
2,242,422 

2,118,754 


899,333 
4,612,384 

1,812,938 














Lard compounds, and substitutes for 






139 288 










OUs: Mineral- 




272,561 
50,188 


564,040 
232,540 


836,937 
425,898 


904, 151 
4,015,939 






All other galls 






167 688 









































115, 899 


Spirits, wmes, and malt liquors: 




12,889 
5,087 


31,291 
5,623 


75,795 
30, 168 


110,863 
15,704 














Wines °"'^""''' P'- ^^"^- ■ 






30 111 






65,288 
79,598 


361,638 
161, 170 


1,446,628 
215,020 


2,840,175 
201,620 






Tobacco, and manufactures of: 

Leaf lbs 






28, 578 


























Wood, manufactures of: 
Lumber- 
Boards, deals, planks, joists, etc. 




2,124 


14,554 


25,231 


41,585 




1,075,934 

875,783 

94,027 

1,524,918 
































































938,806 
40,918 


4,686,056 
59,506 


12, 410, 168 
50, 121 


16,077,420 
















73 533 
































979,724 


4.745,562 


12,460,289 


16,150,953 
















CENTRAL AMERICA— SALVADOR. 

IMPORTS FROM. 



EXPORTS TO. 



Domestic Exports. 



Breadstuffs 

Wheat flour. . 

AU other 

Cars, carriages, other vehicles, and parts of. 
Chemicals, drugs, dyes, and medicines: 

Medicines, patent or proprietary 

All other 

Cotton, manufactures of: 

Cloths yds. 

All other 

Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses, man- 
ufactures of 

Glass and glassware 

Gunpowder and other explosives 



Chemicals, drugs, and dyes: 

Indigo free. .lbs.. 


10,437 


6,238 


17,102 


900 




. 3,925 
19,428 
762,192 
370 
7,625 
52,234 
18,228 
13,642 

4,719 

271 

9,353 


2,390 
25,148 
844,240 
353 
6,661 
23,637 
15,207 
27,507 


6,049 
32,083 
970,215 
18 
12,378 
16,839 
21,259 
28,156 

1,750 
2,523 
21,889 


360 

19,051 

1,069,748 

10,471 
13,060 
16,542 








Coffee free . .lbs . . 

Copper: Pigs, bars, ingots, etc... free.. lbs.. 
Hides and skins, other than furffree.-lbs.. 

skins Idut-.lbs.. 

I ndia rubber, crude free . .lbs. . 

Sugar, not above No. 16 D.S dut..lbs.. 

Wood, unmanufactured: > 

Mahogany free.. M ft.. 


10,671,330 
4,000 
35,704 
401,312 
64,575 
742,963 

94 


10,391,959 

3;762 

30,054 

171,980 

l,33i;614 


ii, 870,122 

152 

47,030 

115,189 

52,031 

1,394,200 

45 


12,333,970 
1 326 

. 43,867 
81,328 
31,030 


11,213,571 
16,000 
28,344 
63,800 


1,108,703 
2,559 
7,291 
10,485 
14,314 
















1,179 
2,087 


573 
1,831 












































825,958 
66,029 


896,815 
51,594 


1,060,837 
52,332 


1,118,591 
13,143 












































891,987 


948,409 


1,113,169 


1,131,734 


1,171,187 
















a Quantity not stated prior to July 1, 1905. 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



145 



Commerce of the United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 to 1907, by PrincipaIj Articles — Con. 

CENTRAL AMERICA— SALVADOR— Continued. 

EXPORTS TO— Continued. 



ARTICLES. 


QUANTITIES. 


V...ES. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Domestic Exports— Continued. 
Iron and steel, manufactures of: 












Dollars. 
13,642 
38,158 
21,590 
35,521 
32,155 
1,549 
5,436 
18,704 
4,062 
9,295 
1,722 

12,455 
4,335 

1,172 
17,375 


Dollars. 
18,984 
76,558 
29,432 
52,399 
37,009 
474 
6,179 
25,624 
5,957 
4,116 
3,191 

5,034 
8,194 

1,599 
18,524 
22,390 
60,184 


Dollars. 
3,779 
141,160 
50,775 
61,603 
45,361 

7,158 
22,648 

5,750 
10,343 

2,914 

10,559 
10,801 

1,735 
17,831 
20,645 
74,722 


Dollars. 
25,076 
116,202 
42,845 
53,740 
45,818 
148 
32,825 
30,566 
5,103 
13,581 
3,514 

17^709 

1,983 
15,253 
24,785 
77,240 


Dollars. 


















843,618 


1,178,346 


2,117,357 


1,698,564 


1,701,499 


42,772 




















Malt bush.. 


1,981 


628 


146 


188 


143 


129 
12,409 


op.u&X^iiLi°.':::::::^\\v:gMs:: 


114,593 


158, 113 


139,389 


216,486 


167,404 


23,456 














7',337 














2,665 


Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: 

Malt liquors, in bottles doz. qts. 

Spirits, distilled pf. galls. . 

In bottles doz. qts. . 

In other coverings galls. . 


8,707 
1,946 

249 
36,456 


3', 212 

290 
38,182 


7,214 
4,064 

297 
38,768 


3,820 
10,133 

296 
34,112 


949 

140 
27,384 


805 
12,595 
40,901 










































778,917 
19,344 


919,410 
17,761 


1,302,474 
15,952 


1,381,027 
20,249 


1,587,403 














15,763 


















1 






798,261 


937,171 


1,318,426 


1,401,276 


1,603,166 






1 













CHILE. 

IMPORTS FROM. 



Chemicals, drugs, acd dyes: 










529,073 
332,079 












Soda, nitrate of free. .tons. . 


251,889 


280,958 


272,525 


373,942 


7,728,363 

768,784 

2,891 

10,524 
267,948 


8,855,753 

2,714 
449,958 
4,634 
23,471 
104,765 
163,863 
45,315 
135 


9,306,577 

671,107 

692 

13,619 

387,386 

9,796 


13,115,725 

1,549,898 

115 

579,874 

3! 562 
38,909 
10,190 
409,469 

'487 


13,595,458 


Another {dut" 












809 

970,477 
2,184,587 


Ore and regulus free. .tons.. 

Pigs, bars, Ingots, etc free. .lbs. . 


121 
2,547,146 


3,827,899 
25,981 


182 

3,378.360 

52,337 


6,417^217 
21, 487 


14,733 

9,938,603 

10, 124 






1,705 
86,430 
118,777 
75,555 
1,016 
















260^564 
28,192 


32, 138 
















Hides and skins, other than furffree..lbs.. 


386,873 
7,268 


213,531 
964 


118,591 


2)158 


29,549 
6,874 


5,738 




60 
722,294 


20 
8,304 






5,793,107 


1,716,204 

3,451 

963,532 


2,582,637 




140,084 


41,-381 
25,555 
95,641 
22,964 


59,856 










"Wool, unmanufactured dut. .lbs. . 


1,465,351 


1,620,879 


720,279 


169,408 


124,522 
53,605 


220,946 
95,713 


111,310 
24,952 


32, 452 


























9,010,664 
369, 540 


10,518,560 
257,250 


10,695,067 
376,546 


16,761,901 
183,575 


































1 ! 


9,380,204 


10,775,810 


11,071,613 


16,945,476 


18,287,029 








i 1 



EXPORTS TO. 



Domestic Exports. 












163,485 
3,082 

44,237 

130 
73,878 
3,391 

1,557 

73, 191 
55, 157 
44,281 
64,637 
2,009 

285,324 
307, 442 

40,093 

59,354 
11,707 
2,396 
20, 527 
16,106 


247,238 
4,633 

39,344 

81 
2,349 
4,050 

45)689 

96,727 
53,762 
43,603 
78,063 
2,103 

292,977 
380,616 
21,001 

27,802 

72,205 
11,915 
2,030 

41)887 


254,735 
7,362 

82,879 


394,051 
9,157 

187,671 

104,086 

591,559 

6,558 

4,543 
524,242 

134,257 
82,653 
64,057 
22, 702 
12,385 

57, 182 
814,090 

40, 155 

154,396 
24,799 
3,349 
23, 547 


417, 441 














12 229 


Books, maps, engravings, etchings, and 












232,300 


Breadstuffs: 


161 
23,682 


83 
551 




137, 451 
177,304 


101,387 
88,759 




Wheat flour bbls 


470 


1,773 
5,954 

4,135 
111,326 

100,000 
51,893 

21)710 
5,566 

319,111 
423,660 
21,697 

24,039 

56,160 
15, 605 
3,241 
24,914 
29,783 


280, 102 




98, 570 


€ars, carriages, other vehicles, and parts of: 












5,174 


All other 












271,458 


Chemicals, drugs, dyes, and medicines: 












140,286 














109,841 
















Coal tons. . 


25,740 


27,635 


8,723 


8,679 


40, 241 


113,738 
23, 934 


Cotton, manufactures of: 
Cloths- 
Colored yds. . 

Uncolored yds. . 


6,048,371 
6,768,130 


5,077,876 
6,774,193 


5,565,670 
7,291,096 


924, 122 
13,179,336 


2, 130, 529 
10,661,260 


150,727 
800,115 


Pibers, vegetable, and textile grasses, man- 












38, 555 


Fish: 

Salmon, canned lbs . . 

All other 


1,044,490 


1,218,266 


821,171 


2, 462, 147 


4,168,876 


286,229 
27, 067 














9,980 
















Grease, grease scraps, and all soap stock 












62,533 



a Included in "All other chemicals " prior to July 1, 1906. 



146 



COMMERCIAL MIERICA IN 1907. 



Commerce of the United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 to 1907, by Principal Articles — Con. 

CHILE— Continued. 
EXPORTS TO— Continued. 



ARTICLES. 



QUANTITIES. 



Domestic Exi 



—Continued. 



Gunpowder and other explosives 
India rubber, manufactures of . . 
Instruments and apparatus for 

purposes, etc 

Iron and steel, manufactures of: 

Looks, hinges, and other builders' hard- 



itific 



Dollars. 
35,602 
13, 510 



Wire lbs.. 

Machinery, machines, and parts of— 

Sewing machines, and parts of 

Steam engines, and parts of 

Typewritmg machines, and parts of. 

Nails and spikes lbs. . 

Pipes and fittings a 

All other manufactures of 

Jewelry, and manufactures of gold and 

Lamps, chandeliers, etc 

Lead, manufactures of 

Leather, and manufactures of: 

Leather 

Manufactures of 

Marble and stone, and manufactures of 

Meat and dairy products: 

All oiheV.... '.'.'.'.'............. 

Naval stor 

Turpentine spirits of gall: 

Oils: 

Animal— Lard galls. 

Mineral- 
Illuminating galls. 

A II other galls. 

Vegetable— 

Cotton-seed galls. 

All other 

Paper, and manufactures of: 

Printing paper lbs. 

All other 

Perfumery and 
Plated ware ... 



bbls. 



1,894,799 
49, 410 



19,580 
5,842,470 






Stationery: Pens, pencils, mucilage, etc. . . 

Tobacco, and manufactures of 

Vegetables 

Wood, manufactures of: 
Lumber- 
Boards, deals, and planks M ft. 



Other lumber and timber. 

All other 

II other articles 



22, 178 
6,484 

57,665 



26,024 
29,612 
5,199 



429,369 

74,848 
78,700 



146,763 
85, 140 

9,675 
39, 454 
36, 702 

7,634 
10,950 



315,027 
83,286 
86,043 



Total exports of merchandise . 



COLOMBIA. 

IMPORTS FROM. 













24,800 

34,717 

2,045,432 

5,195 

302 

612,114 

242,579 

151 

233 

94,797 

734,392 

176,568 

44,604 

3,385 

32,823 


20,872 
95 
48,763 
5,082,831 
2,488 
1,662 

567,666 

255,609 

163 

793 

91,717 

1,213,054 

278,759 

60,380 


52,275 
77 
25,732 
3,517,604 
2,299 
6,132 

585,489 
337,492 


429 

103,159 

4,102,429 

52 
90,371 
980,385 
346,259 
167,678 














205 


Cacao, crude, and shells of free.. lbs.. 

Coffee f ree. . lbs . . 

Copper: Pigs, bars, ingots, etc... free.. lbs.. 
Feathers and downs, etc dut. . 


278,558 

29,392,114 

70,520 


378,232 

73,594,285 

25,241 


228, 433 

47,756,265 

22,397 


742,802 

49,576,167 

59,927 


185,756 

43,398,453 

199,369 


23,812 

3,912,987 

43,309 

2,642 


Fruits and nuts: 












161,004 
265,607 




























Another i^m- 












104 
118,410 
845,012 
353,630 


127 


Hides and skins, other than fur (free.. lbs.. 

skins t(iut..lbs.. 

India rubber free. .lbs. . 

Manganese ore and oxide of free. .tons. . 


562,719 
5,561,580 

455,969 

5,452,730 

700 


420,338 
9,093,067 

555,663 
5,457,577 


821,545 
5,805,169 

5,427)760 


416, 579 
6,404,342 

537,493 
7,448,750 


304,554 
3,778,859 

738,208 
1,799,089 


81,086 
643,424 
393,810 

54,997 










34,661 


22, 169 


17,059 


3,030 
























911,250 










22,212 
38,752 




Wood, unmanufactured: 










5,027 
23,610 
134,831 


37,782 
11,192 
240,724 


50,026 


161, 584 














529 














403,894 


337,832 


473,802 




























3,422,236 
793,332 


6,595,768 
1,353,443 


5,469,036 
942,757 


5,894,242 
1,190,245 


5,327,688 














980,992 




























4,215,568 


7,949,211 


6,411,793 


7,084,487 


6,308,080 


















a Quantity not stated prior to July 1, 1905. 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



147 



Commerce of the United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 to 1907, by Principal Articles — Con. 

COLOMBIA— Continued. 
EXPORTS TO. 



ARTICLES. 


QUANTITIES. 


VAI..ES. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Domestic Exports. 












Dollars. 

28^396 

35,984 
386,256 
27,757 

11^974 

927 
28,649 

57, 166 

102,348 

3,208 

114, 478 

1,156,783 

237 486 

89,992 

3,436 

58,595 

ll',466 

55! 329 
11, 470 

26,140 

68,596 

28,907 
19,924 

111,531 
58,359 

143,856 

1,423 
15,752 
5,880 

110,934 
33,534 

15,798 

14, 561 
12,386 
176,260 
18,050 
74,944 
57,961 

13,253 
7,576 

1,421 

27,' 407 

161835 
72,009 
12,672 

23,076 
6,490 

32,720 
39,265 
43,381 

43,487 
25,767 
31,467 
11,674 
180,577 


Dollars. 
1,196 
7,171 

39, 521 
566,329 

3,' 718 
9,792 

2,871 
44,385 

91,341 

100,290 

6,195 

76,759 

662,106 

162,566 

118,815 

3,692 

68,912 

25,630 
43,631 
16, 569 

30,203 

95,484 

92,405 
82,223 
157,644 
128,482 
229, 177 

2,152 
19, 103 
7,542 

141,153 
70,739 

13,118 

12,548 
10,671 
308,137 
20,590 
69,452 
49,755 

18,151 
8,982 

2,598 

153,514 
23, 459 
16,346 
21,806 
39,000 
19,963 

135,276 

18, 415 
13,422 

41,364 
26,142 
48, 406 

71,048 
26,385 
44, 136 
23,331 
195,837 


Dollars. 
2,586 
7,287 

26,657 
438,906 

30, 945 
3,549 
8,962 

3,675 
31, 683 

81,228 
89,770 
4,553 
17,530 

622,603 

194,422 

79, 118 

5,217 

41,742 
22,103 
11,373 
38,371 

10^334 

24,251 

49,133 

92,621 
45,071 

122,633 
64,052 

179,349 

3,563 

13,872 
5,664 

113,254 
47,014 

11,999 

7,444 
9,551 
171,259 
14,061 
38,748 
424 

16,523 

332 

100,320 
20,123 
7,120 
18,458 
34,975 
17,387 
51,935 

15,210 
12, 490 

19,512 
11,798 
39,723 

55,306 
31,445 
47,429 
19,607 
184, 519 


Dollars. 

8;532 

20,485 

519,225 

117,056 

2,042 

3,521 
46,607 

97,635 
72,632 
5,180 
6,955 

538,609 

115,304 

39, 108 

2,639 

38,024 
10,725 

15; 139 
28,690 
11,873 

20,045 

39,007 

65,851 
35,845 

180,361 
94,201 

208,728 

1,865 

7|897 

55,260 
79,436 

5,312 

4,236 
2,534 
312,923 
7,180 
38,132 
3,506 

32,617 
5,600 

116 

105,236 
10,835 
7,931 
14,833 
27,113 
10, 179 
49,603 

8,961 
26,750 

20,402 

21, 419 
34,801 
21, 560 
8,097 
155,353 


Dollars. 
















Breadstuff s: 

Bread and biscuit lbs.. 

Wheat flour bbls.. 


526,070 
92,013 


584,237 
125,212 


356,589 
80,755 


299,588 
101,893 


36^767 


17, 567 
165,087 
















Candles lbs.. 

Cars, carriages, other vehicles, and parts of : 


116,236 


95,321 


87,243 


94,362 


35,906 


3,722 
















Chemicals, drugs, dyes, and medicines: 


























77, 452 
















Coal .' tons.. 

Cloths- 
Colored yds. . 

Unoolored yds.. 


44,183 

26,489,770 
4,204,082 


26, 533 

12,252,674 
2,571,484 


6,508 

12,903,811 
2,858,665 


2,355 
11, 099, 834 


134 
2^684; 565 


491 

687,536 
151,783 
















Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses, 




















































































Instruments ' and apparatus for scientific 












43994 


Iron and steel, manufactures of: 














Machinery, machines, and parts of— 












































2,487,071 


5,746,638 


2,815,213 


4,221,948 


3,769,109 




All other 


247 508 


Jewelry, and manufactures of gold and 










































Leather, and manufactures of: 

Boots and shoes pairs.. 


96,662 


112,363 


82,251 


37,749 


26,217 


40,546 


Meat and dairy products: 
Meat products- 
Beef products— Beef, salted or 

pickled lbs . . 

Hog products- 
Hams lbs.. 

Pork, salted or pickled lbs. . 

Lard lbs.. 

Dairy products— Butter lbs. . 


219,400 

116,630 

129,060 

1,910,567 

84,786 


245,568 

103, 196 

125, 184 

3,872,402 

121,789 


216,705 

67,220 

123,628 

2,150,421 

75, 118 


107,848 

37| 170 

3,775,081 

38,098 


98,860 

26,516 

8,848 

649, 191 

21,657 


5,591 

3,689 

828 

60,250 
















Naval stores: 

Rosin, tar, turpentine, and pitch, .bbls. . 

Animal— lard galls . . 


4,895 
12, 448 

2,005 

853,867 
178,955 


5,969 
13,693 

1,291,627 
126,345 


5,475 
10,086 

543 

858,535 
120,653 


8,222 

170 

980,542 
52,973 


7,945 
8,535 


34,714 
5,966 


Mineral- 
Illuminating galls. . 


927,315 
34,283 


104,239 
8,210 














































Soap 












27,967 


Spirits, wmes, and malt liquors— Malt 














Sugar, refined lbs.. 

Tobacco, and manufactures of: 

Leaf lbs.. 


228,258 


326,246 
313,607 


275,264 
141,760 


784,549 
82,429 


201,732 
121,979 


15,715 
















Lumber — 

Boards, deals, planks, joists, and 


2,996 


4,103 


2,272 


931 


881 


19, 116 














16 133 


All other 












11,073 




























1 






4,246,762 


4,600,766 
60,125 


3,523,027 
59,762 


3,464,238 
27; 182 


3,054,719 
29,999 




















i 






4,305,629 


4,660,891 


3,582,789 


3, 491, 420 


3,084,718 




'! 







148 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Commerce of the United States with o 



R American Countries, Years 
CUBA. 
IMPORTS FROM. 



June 30, 1903 to 1907, by Principal Articles — Con. 



ARTICLES. 


QUANTITIES. 


VALVES. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Articles, the growth, etc., of the United 












Dollars. 
339, 467 
46,784 
42,357 

19,648 
68, 161 
431 
12,303 
352,569 
2,286 
70,557 

2,450 
41308 

670,690 
12,048 
557, 448 

157,362 

50 

3,018 

10,107 

16,274 

1,622,004 

251,591 

11,617 

930 

176,579 

7,409 

981 

137, 101 

1,021,580 
42,697,546 

9,967,124 

3,175,722 
5,327 
57,441 
6,936 

496,205 
608,433 
7 358 
86, 490 
32, 128 
189,970 


Dollars. 

28,682 

31,235 
33,076 

16,585 

376,256 

153 

46,278 

3,114 
6,553 

1,790,110 
18, 139 
661,211 

288,736 
59 

is! 311 

20,706 

1,087,550 

54,261 

12,004 

1,077 

102,050 

8,372 
12, 414 
157,609 

874,343 
56,547,377 

9,793,672 

2,970,205 

8,617 

135,932 

. 7,766 

303, 470 
773,145 
980 
132,528 
4,008 
431,969 


Dollars. 

291,777 
44,014 
24,006 

38,132 
30,815 
3,717 
18,356 
259,720 

39; 102 

14,200 
8,870 

1,437,952 
26,922 
794, 403 

254,374 

225 

9,643 

44,046 

19,238 

'• 26; 568 
1,048 
1,785 
53,349 

10.774 

7,088 

173, 449 

1,099,589 
64,366,104 

10,825,963 

3,931,069 

3,764 

106,371 

7,426 

88.509 

368,058 

102 

158,680 

536; 223 


Dollars. 
212,345 
26,206 
48,120 

36,556 
61,464 
922 
16,765 
160,259 
4 846 
67,826 

1,204 
6,091 

959,628 
38,537 
842,705 

302, 478 

328 

8,784 

152,191 

20,233 

1,952,501 

12,760 

11 

2,818 

54,924 

12,781 

725 

187, 186 

528,746 
60,208,143 

13,510,367 

3,964,016 
4,596 
93,654 
10, 455 

120.201 
452,060 
9 
194,967 
10,897 
690,511 


Dollars. 


Asphaltum, crude dut. . tons. . 

Beeswax free. .lbs.. 


9,838 
147,917 


9,481 
98,455 


12,260 
79,926 


5,348 
158,523 


5,016 
331,942 


20,362 
93,702 


Brass, old brass, clippings, etc. . .free. .lbs. . 


725,567 


378,728 


339, 139 


517,215 


723,810 


114,973 
10,511 














17 181 


Cocoa, crude, and shells of free. .lbs. . 

Coffee free.. lbs.. 

Copper: Pigs, bars, ingots, etc... free.. lbs.. 
Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses 


3,223,325 
26,713 
671,569 

14 


3,578,896 

427,278 

61 


2,524,379 
182,730 
323, 155 

76 


1,645,358 
48,118 
487,682 

42 


3,710,383 

758; 294 

95 


125,395 






Fruits and nuts: 
Fruits— 












1,273,826 
36,517 


























703,017 

262,822 
157 


Nuts- 
























Hides and skins, other than fur 1 free.. lbs.. 

skins /dut.. lbs.. 

Hide cuttings, raw, and other glue stock 


20,118 
122,550 


43,754 
168, 186 


481 i 088 


58,163 
1,508,354 


77,855 
3,340,173 


10,768 
346,615 

25, 211 


Iron and steel, and manufactures of: 

Iron ore dut . . tons . . 


678,915 


446,812 


498, 428 


610,225 


584,670 


2,137,784 
28,921 














17,211 


Oils: Vegetable |^^^-- 














Ore, manganese, and oxide of. . .free. .tons. . 


26,694 


17,713 


10,796 


7,098 


19,376 


175,525 




























158,360 


Sugar and molasses: 

Molasses dut. .galls. . 

Sugar, not above No. 16 D. S. dut.. lbs.. 

Leaf dut.. lbs.. 

Manufactures of— 

Cigars, cigarettes, etc dut. .lbs. . 


16,087,609 
2,395,927,770 

22,082,710 

544,889 


17,873,348 
2,819,557,727 

20,502,624 

650, 180 


19,224,963 
2,057,684,169 

,21, 473, 459 

774,852 


14,935,721 
2,781,901,380 

24,205,062 

783,804 


23,315,770 
3,236.466,419 

20,374,043 

740,565 


710,909 
70,637,288 

13,590,876 

3,889,520 
3,789 
















Wines.. .dut 










5,748 


Wood, and manufactures of: 
Unmanufactured- 
Cabinet woods- 
Mahogany free. .M ft.. 


7,939 


4,946 


1,467 


2,159 


3,254 


187,011 

986,679 

1 805 












Another {™^-- 










331,989 












12,325 












659, 561 






















3,114,807 
59,827,983 


4,378,297 
72,605,121 


3,. 381, 953 
82,922,306 


3,148,249 
81,831,572 


4,573,859 




































62,942,790 


76,983,418 


86,304,259 


84,979,821 


97,441,690 










1 



EXPORTS TO. 



Domestic Exports. 
Agricultural implements: 












37,339 
18,417 

1,168,382 
11,013 
105,469 
28,748 
15,037 

62,069 

21, 415 
551,213 
87,634 
1,941,690 
98,892 
11,832 
45,749 

432,313 
98,940 
64,643 
66,753 

52,444 
1H805 
307,921 


79,740 
40,853 

2, 166, 485 
12,891 
380,272 

111,256 
79,987 

24,949 
703,080 
25,381 
2,599,855 
114, 719 
14,217 
70,528 

144,297 
90,559 

126,505 
60,856 

57,413 
179, 194 
342,772 


103,036 
45,872 

2,062,483 
32,845 
396,780 
221,642 
14,464 

223,256 
96,462 

31,273 
975, 576 
171, 133 
3,298,803 
147, 420 
22,798 
125,153 

83,532 
267,677 
234,222 
179,974 

69,924 
338,815 
421, 135 


137, 114 
56,487 

1,977,088 
45,953 
248, 154 
410,597 
39,519 

314, 425 
124,359 

36,906 
1,230,306 
238,798 
3,189,609 
189,550 
25,226 
101,942 

812,794 
243,366 
416.268 
281,099 

79,078 
371,635 
557,809 
















27,098 


Animals: 

Cattle No.. 

Hogs No.. 

Horses No. . 

Mules No.. 


. 70,812 

851 

3,117 

326 


134,781 
1,482 
11,945 
1,105 


135, 421 
4; 572 
11,718 
2,135 


130,639 
5,358 
4,002 
3,196 


24,062 
9,614 
2; 895 
1,612 


439,795 
93,757 
287,000 
250,997 


Books, maps, engravings, etchings, and 












291,762 
















Breadstuffs: 

Bread and biscuits lbs. . 

Corn bush.. 

Oats bush.. 

Wheat flour bbls.. 

All other 


347,650 
876, 445 
213,066 
541,530 


417,553 

1,194,820 

64,568 

610,627 


482, 465 

1,591,450 

447. 510 

647,918 


545,631 

2,030,908 

614,543 

725,947 


683,901 

2,706,598 

747,098 


42,159 
1,600,082 

325,349 
3,121,846 

305, 817 














25,214 


Candles lbs . . 

Cars, carriages, other vehicles, and parts of: 
Cars, passenger and freight — 


519,984 


871,327 


1,506,210 


1,270,785 


1,982,197 


184,385 
717,313 














53,097 


All other 












386,063 


Cement bbls. . 

Chemicals, drugs, dyes, and medicines: 
Acids 


32,142 


35,047 


124,205 


190,993 


261,912 


402,588 














451,309 


All other 








:::::::::::::::::::::::: 


744,064 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



149 



Commerce of the United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 to 1907, by Principal Articles — Con. 

CUBA— Continued. 
EXPORTS TO— Continued. 



ARTICLES. 


QUANTITIES. 


VALUES. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Domestic ExpoRTS-Continued. 

Coal: 

Anthracite tons. . 


14,681 
343,073 

3,534,023 
232 


17,509 
453,639 

4,060,038 
2,390 


24,261 
511, 184 

6,253,051 
196,880 


34,341 
647,292 

11,739,124 
466,988 


25,472 
696^232 

16,317,890 
1,805,542 


Dollars. 

78,908 
1,047,733 

345, 489 

15,972 

230,778 
95,875 
90,317 
26,359 

139,054 
18,636 

26,284 
27, 159 

25,734 
13,006 

107^ 976 
155,663 
68,859 
12,069 
108, 878 

151,248 

127i006 
224, 110 

155, 760 

158, 445 

6,757 

41,200 

22. 152 

15, 768 
10, 708 

84. 153 
131,010 

67,970 
19,937 
153,364 
553, 735 

51, 794 

48,660 
220,035 

25,942 
317, 605 

42,587 
41,014 

89,972 

536,303 
30,008 
41,994 

351369 

42, 736 

345,233 

542, 695 

264,931 

1, 812, 639 

1,060,548 
115,416 
102,041 

17,581 

9,649 

315,320 

18,569 

37,076 
39,929 
24, 651 
27,038 

332,762 
196, 476 
58,243 
70,348 


Dollars. 

81,557 
1,301,059 

411,770 

450 

27,504 

411,038 
132,576 
140,598 
35,233 
138,991 
206,662 

38, 158 
35,120 
52,907 

22,095 
16, 490 
44, 742 
131,031 
176,522 
64, 776 
14,990 
161,563 

252,976 

58, 402 
85,050 

106, 333 
263,225 
24,544 
39,995 
35, 472 

31, 786 

7,766 

88,826 

250,228 

145,436 
33,209 
218,543 
783,010 

58, 195 

54,519 
256, 790 

37, 128 
464,615 

46,936 
62,941 

151,243 

979,303 
46,453 

77,820 
21,497 
40,508 

62, 136 

307, 773 

522,842 

244,219 

1,480,413 

1,353,103 
144, 726 
79, 112 

22,557 
11,689 
387, 749 

51,326 
57, 296 
36,653 
34,626 

• 475,621 
249, 469 
52, 416 
86, 340 


Dollars. 

100, 158 
1,430,632 

761,077 
25,574 
42,080 

915,889 
209,402 
204,969 
26, 789 
305, 109 
366,852 

71,732 
56,223 
77, 433 

33,681 
33,256 
68,977 
177,351 
154, 618 
113,925 
24,259 
204,885 

403,721 

599, 715 
144,390 
731; 684 

188, 191 
317,049 
32,214 
46, 694 
45,011 

51,269 
28, 342 
137,929 
351,846 

220,601 

80, 832 

291, 456 

1,509,360 

60,273 

76, 705 
355,281 
57,063 

54,209 
81,253 

239,632 

1,322,030 
57,497 
69,031 
31,661 
38,244 

29,403 

444, 162 

451,812 

351, 770 

1,792,474 

1,234,683 
221,828 
102,356 

27,859 
16,910 
609,273 
62,773 

60,864 
651549 
62,881 
56,047 

375; 080 
104, 752 
140,096 


Dollars. 

143,683 

1,801,586 

1,376,175 
54,142 
132,552 

1,049,406 
265,888 
192, 179 
59, 176 
642, 890 
280,644 

68, 667 
71,800 
76,352 

40,561 
63,841 
85,335 
179, 790 
126, 495 
120,589 
35, 322 
218,087 

658,684 

1,015,889 
473,093 
537,660 

195,527 
446,021 
25,569 
88,313 
46,516 

528,565 
78, 401 
224, 448 
322, 899 

701,637 

90,631 

372, 153 

2,550,195 

71,320 

115, 156 

552,999 

76, 745 

1,356,500 

66,090 
89,817 

268,214 

1,769,796 
90,089 
74, 163 
45,877 
52,224 

51,578 

445, 306 

520,582 

635, 735 

2, 755, 313 

836,956 
262,903 
113, 176 

50,290 
13,041 
665,277 
60,787 

70! 322 
48, 115 
49,760 

468,399 
327, 603 
251,965 
168, 408 


Dollars. 
97,808 
2,013,913 

1,888,310 
214,694 
97, 760 

990,754 


Coffee: 

Green or raw lbs. . 

Roasted or prepared lbs. . 


Cotton,' manufactures ol: 

Cloths yds.. 


4,044,616 


6,125,331 


17,393,385 


20,386,876 


15,917,045 














232, 445 
















733,393 
522 

239, 761 


710,912 
4,559 

337,688 


1,582,187 
9,029 

615, 181 


3,275,391 
7; 498 

594,385 


4,889,701 
14, 131 

623,967 


1,030,641 
595,012 

66,333 
92,221 


Fertilizers tons.. 

Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses, 
manufactures of: 
Cordage lbs. . 






:...::::;;:: 






Fruits and nuts: 

Apples, green or ripe bbls. . 


7,928 


6,637 


11,505 


9,628 


18,864 


65, 158 


























































Hay tons. . 


706 


1,044 


1,932 


3,298 


2,919 


52, 687 


Instruments and apparatus for scientific 


1 










Iron and steel, manufactures of: 


1,441 
9,064,422 


2,333 

1,436 

19,661,426 


25, 554 

2,696 

31, 716, 961 


40,682 

9,967 

22,859,190 


51251 
16,775,252 




Structural iron and steel tons. . 

Wire lbs.. 

Builders' hardware, saws, and tools- 
Locks, hinges, and other builders' 
hardware 


280, 104 
431, 146 

172, 603 
















Car wheels No.. 


1,013 


3,332 


3,892 


2,987 


4,407 


37,915 


Cutlerf.'. '... 














Machinery, machines, and parts of— 








































156, 798 
















Steam engines, and parts of— 

Locomotive No. . 

Stationary No.. 


52 


21 

65 


35 


74 


82 
163 


765, 770 
113,284 
305, 344 
















Nails and spikes- 
Cut lbs. . 

Wire, wrought, horseshoe, and all 
other, including tacks lbs. . 


2,474,138 
1,638,446 


3,032,427 
1, 504, 674 


3,214,385 


3,538,420 

4, 643, 427 
21, 406, 078 


1,474,570 

5,952,720 
20,507,403 


•31, 788 
149,679 










67,412 


Another 














and silver 












50, 696 




























328, 721 


Manufactures of— 

Boots and shoes pairs. . 


543, 172 


1,005,278 


1,379,933 


1,448,092 


1,275,687 


2,145,415 
167,229 


Another 












66,489 


Malt bush.. 


21,211 


31,604 


45,889 


66, 413 


62,977 


43,362 
68,961 


Meat and dairy products: 
Meat products- 












167, 567 


Hog products- 
Bacon lbs.. 

Hams lbs.. 

Pork, salted or pickled lbs. . 

Lard lbs.. 

Lard compounds, and substitutes 
for (cottolene, lardine, etc.) . .lbs. . 

Sausage and sausage meats — lbs. . 


3,346,240 
4,719,571 
2,844,464 
20,379,728 

14,029,166 
1,015,570 


3,534,713 
5,050,919 
3,282,669 
19,666,613 

20,655,092 
1,219,430 


5,285,811 
4,350,372 
4; 969; 828 
24,245,865 

22, 165, 157 
2,025,586 


5, 134. 061 
4, 377, 030 
8,385,430 
35,428,208 

15,055,536 
2,207,138 


6,190,093 
4,729,531 
8,326,346 
31,344,602 

23, 688, 456 
2,300,851 


618,293 

607,040 

727,816 

2,948,487 

1,731,427 
281,648 
183, 178 


Dairy products- 
Butter lbs 


85,628 
60, 421 


110,053 
68,879 


131,278 
93, 768 


232, 300 
68,656 


306, 798 
162,276 




Cheese lbs.. 

Milk 


25,833 














49, 659 


Naval stores: 

Rosin, tar, turpentine, and pitch, .bbls. . 
Turpentine, spirits of galls. . 


16,005 
84, 135 


17, 783 
115, 155 


17, 777 
136, 645 


17, 303 
133, 137 


19,670 
140, 426 


90,545 
82,259 
30, 202 


Oilcloths 














ons: 

Mineral- 
Crude galls.. 

Refined gaHs.. 

Another 


5,119,813 
1,393,558 


6,212,614 
1,606,620 


7,440,234 
2,575,740 


6,266,626 
1,870,955 


5,385,898 
3,006,569 


455,980 
499,647 
474,211 


Paints, pigments, and colors 













200,778 



a Quantity not stated prior to July 1, 1905. 



150 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Commerce of the United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 3i 

CUBA— Continued. 
EXPORTS TO— Continued. 



. 1903 TO 1907, BY Principal Articles — Con. 



ARTICLES. 


QUANTITIES. 


VALUKS. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Domestic Exports— Continued. 

Paper, and manufactures of: 

Printing paper lbs. . 


1,952,319 


1,629,934 


2,892,381 


4, 632, 406 


7,119,309 


Dollars. 
59, 761 

117i 735 
5,750 
16,360 
13,050 
317 
5,205 
31,281 

135, 112 
1,074 
2,645 
30,978 
27, 152 

67,917 
63,705 

183,583 
214,463 
32, 171 

47,325 

819,222 
134,652 

6,753 
69,001 
205,205 

2,797 
114,032 
570, 610 


Dollars. 
54, 163 

137^ 765 
7,706 


Dollars. 
99,900 
112,099 
163,006 
11,057 

24)548 
67,297 
31,734 
06, 151 

'938 
68,231 
32, 491 
53,029 

68, 641 
40,783 

296,808 
360, 104 
57,037 

37,391 

1,518,665 

197,971 

5,313 

129, 159 

567,809 

3,179 

168,943 

1,822,019 


Dollars. 
133,547 
102,880 
193, 333 
22,260 
49, 104 
35,010 
100, 687 
42,803 
95,589 

235, 520 
180 
36, 444 
45,917 
68,758 

81,448 
30,067 

474,639 
349, 443 
95, 708 

173,936 

7,001 
290,034 
720,338 

9,009 

253,094 

7,037,893 


Dollars. 
211,355 




























22, ,300 














52,849 


Plated ware 












21, 373 
3,512 
12,297 
40,935 

95,314 
1,015 
3,940 
24,112 
42,154 

9i; 410 

227,199 
208,264 
35,692 

10,278 

1,206,190 
186,382 
15, 295 
42,975 
420, 477 
1,276 
147, 105 
624, 687 


Salt lbs.. 


39,699 


730,021 


15, 983, 822 


28, 7i7, 415 


30,379,727 


92,291 
66, 748 














82,888 


Spirits, wines, and malt iiquors: 
"^ Malt liquors- 


88,672 
6,267 
84,996 


62, 460 

7,530 

133, 464 


112, 484 

6,459 

2, 899, 717 


157,245 

1,263 

1,513,320 


165,200 


240, 403 


In other coverings galls. . 

Starch lbs.. 




636, 762 


16,677 
33, 998 
















Tobacco, manufactures of: 

Plug lbs.. 


367,339 


136, 155 


360,525 


456,985 


217, 428 


43,953 
74, 350 


Vegetables: 

Beans and pease bush. . 

Potatoes bush. . 


73,229 
283,689 


89,091 
230,519 


121, 733 
464, 484 


208,282 
431,872 


199,514 
999,649 


439,593 
lis' 556 


Wood, and manufactures of: 














Boards, deals, planks, joists, etc. 
Mft.. 


61, 307 


90,656 


113,374 


140,345 


119,801 


2,330,865 


















4,152 










































1,348 














206, 942 










































20, 140, 132 
1,621,506 


25,810,812 
1,566,653 


36,407,932 
1,972,669 


46,377.277 
1, 386, 411 


48,330,913 
974,361 






































21,761,638 


27,377,465 


38,380,601 


47,763,688 


49, 305, 274 

















ECUADOR. 

IMPORTS FROM. 



Articles, the growth, etc., of the United 












2,721 

9 

817,003 

143,968 


i;i64 

1,296,570 

22,301 


1,453 


2,990 

404 

1,108,219 

3,568 

754 

6 

14,360 

302, 570 

616,805 

266, 549 

315,921 


3.088 
















Cocoa, crude, and sheUs of free. .lbs. . 

Coffee free.. lbs.. 


6,856,739 
1,910,440 


10, 608, 406 
275,532 


8.512,181 
2,462,971 


9, 429, 193 
36,058 
5,032 


8,280,950 
1,488,283 


1,054,716 
186,545 


1,155,586 
123,538 














12,424 
18,469 
184,660 
548,556 
140,027 
123,699 






Hides and skins, other than fur /free. . bs. . 

skins tdut. . bs. . 

India rubber free. . bs. . 

Ivory: Vegetable ....free., bs.. 


6,381 

1,368,483 

681, 136 

11,741,704 


116,021 
1,308,881 
1,031,035 
8,509,140 


229,941 

1,586,778 

863 448 

11,536,630 


232,409 

1, 955, 616 

973,413 

11,214,461 


96, 529 

2,298,253 

941,274 

11,588,684 


1,205 
194,677 
290,031 
147,489 
121,748 


21,307 
232,345 
538, 172 
245, 592 
222,045 


16, 773 
385,332 
652,242 
338,409 




























1,411,780 
313,071 


2,042,360 
308, 133 


2,048,099 
454)076 


2,014,124 
618,082 




Total dutiable 












698 041 




























1,724,851 


2,350,493 


2,502,175 


2,632,200 


3,059,573 















EXPORTS TO. 



Domestic Exports. 












3,160 
37,266 

184,868 

33,129 

5 283 

797 

517 
16,813 

68,487 

6,878 
14,650 


2,314 

159,841 
34, 743 
4,290 
3,687 

1,207 
25, 135 
57,840 

102,822 
16,284 

30,180 
9,542 
7,587 

12,500, 


2,704 
15,827 

279,027 
35,318 
4,540 
3,294 

1,604- 
11,931 
55,969 

119,898 
16, 905 

29,100 
17,058 
13,533 
30,097 


5,945 
19, 435 

246,829 
40,257 
5,517 
3,218 

1,309 
19,713 
64,773 

100,974 
11,227 

31,548 
12, 725 


















Breadstufls: 

Wheat flour bbls.. 


47, 749 


36,060 


60,205 


60,513 


76,622 


293,594 














4,873 


Candles lbs.. 

Cars, carriages, other vehicles, and parts of: 


8,062 


37,056 


34,815 


33,253 


19,048 


2,019 

1,209 
10 487 


All other, and parts of 


























Cotton, manufactures of: 

Cloths yds.. 


2,230,178 


1,946,606 


2,331,083 


1,870,110 


2,087,772 


114,970 
20)293 


Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses, man- 
























23)516 

8 248 














Indian rubber, manufactures of 








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COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



151 



Commerce of the United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 to 1907, by Principal Articles — Con. 

ECTTADOR— Continued. 
EXPORTS TO— Continued. 



ARTICLES. 


QUANTITIES. 


V...ES. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


■- 


1906 


1907 


Domestic Exports— Continued. 
Iron and steel, manufactures of: 












Dollars. 
38, HI 

22,063 
74,773 
39 176 

8,232 
81,423 

2,270 
23,047 

258,492 
40,897 
3,274 
1,753 

52,462 
12,610 
11,708 
8,723 

10^330 
i;322 
545 
33, 132 
86,341 


Dollars. 
44,420 

30,903 
120,072 
39,018 

87^079 
6,760 
32,251 

163,898 

42,325 

3,610 

263 

69,994 

9^616 

7,748 

3, 157 

4,255 

11,351 

920 

555 

27, 715 

105,309 


Dollars. 
66,922 

36,307 
104,073 

55, 698 

84,089 

152, 509 

1,475 

35,349 

276,926 
12,361 
7,477 


Dollars. 
64,632 

27,611 
262,588 

29,934 

14,490 

299,763 

3,287 

25,472 

312,878 
14, 626 

12 

71,646 

11,461 

12,781 

12,011 

2,624 

8,351 

10,969 

1,066 

206 

108,915 

120,003 


Dollars. 
63,004 

36,970 
122,030 
38,119 


Machinery, machines, and parts of— 
























Wire - lbs.. 


1,723,957 


1,715,245 


2,642,230 


1,377,479 
348,749 


1,558,340 
225, 470 


Alf other ;"".'.'. .'.'. 






















8 152 














57 849 


Meat and dairy products: 

Lard lbs.. 


2,954,406 


2,015,479 


3,211,293 


3,509,371 


2,901,458 


309,722 
22,337 
4,895 


Naval stores: Turpentine, spirits of. .galls.. 


5,090 


5,447 


12,038 


5,678 


6,653 


OUs: Mineral- 
Illuminating galls. . 

Another galls.. 


486,900 
39,530 


520,070 
29,362 


616,650 
28,737 


546,116 
51,082 


623,976 
57,619 


81, 105 
7,165 

12,295 
7,990 

,1,404 
6,583 
9 982 
1,074 
667 

60, 434 
102,394 


89,031 
15,941 
12, 555 














10,064 


























4,005 














13,286 
1 695 








































21,378 








































1,345,413 
71749 


1,361,259 
1,649 


1,748,085 
2,293 


2,003,188 
6; 673 


1,720,966 
5,323 






































1,353,162 


1,362,908 


1,760,378 


2,009,861 


1,726,289 















FALKLAND ISLANDS. 

IMPORTS FROM. 



Total imports of merchandise dut . . 



EXPORTS TO. 



Total domestic exports. 



GUIANA, BRITISH. 

IMPORTS FROM. 



Articles, the growth, etc., of the United 










4,414 


4,753 
109 

3,333,032 
13,382 


2,743 


3,761 


3,172 




Starch dut lbs 


1,762 

8,400 

172,361,345 


























Sugar, not above No. ie D. S dut. .lbs. . 


73,295,689 


56,015,487 


60,930,124 


52,027,716 


1,428,433 
14,947 


1,460,969 
47,811 


988,730 
24,603 


1,078,226 




























18,023 
3,333,633 


16,811 
1,429,312 


61,503 


21,155 
996,250 


43,772 
1,170,041 






































3,351,656 


1,446,123 


1,512,641 


1,016,405 


1,213,813 















EXPORTS TO. 



Domestic Exports. 












47,560 
2,742 

11,187 
15,845 
643,979 
31,871 
3,097 

5,501 
1,811 
31,946 
34,870 

82,990 
8,603 

1,905 


40,761 
1,052 

8,462 
17,299 
656,261 
27,824 
2,248 

6,780 
6,606 
26,770 
20,771 

58,091 
6,801 

11,226 
1,885 


47,658 
1,386 

6,262 
18,792 
777,419 
31,591 
2,557 

4,172 
4,049 
26,987 
36,499 

100,195 
5,945 

1,672 

13,617 
22,248 


45,521 
2,983 

6,271 
13,734 
666,338 
41,643 

2,610 

2,943 

35,' 766 
28,068 

97,250 
13,758 

2,557 

12,391 
12,947 


43,143 
2,031 

4,871 
14,280 
575,010 
26,151 














BreadstufEs: 

Corn bush . . 

" Com meal bbls. . 


16,160 
169^645 


13,420 

5,645 

156,847 


10,006 

6,340 

156,485 


10,732 
130^744 


8,049 

6,048 

151,921 






27,080 


19,900 


23,490 


23,200 


9,831 


Cars, carriages, other vehicles, and parts of: 
















5,327 
35 625 














Coal tons.. 

Cotton, manufactures of: 

Cloths yds.. 

All other 


11,209 
1,464,627 


7,003 
962,104 


13,428 
1,997,471 


10,247 
1,777,333 


11,700 
2,545,771 


34,750 
135,297 


Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses, man- 












4,175 


Fish: 

Salmon, canned lbs . . 

Another 


172,300 


112,360 


135,424 


120,016 


116,120 


12,202 
8,012 



1 Quantity not stated prior to July 1, 1905. 



152 



COMMERCIAL MIERICA IN 1907. 



Commerce ofthe United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 to 1907, by Principal Articles — Con. 

GUIANA, BRITISH-Continued. 
EXPORTS TO— Continued. 



ARTICLES. 


QUANTITIES. 


VALUES. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Domestic ExpoETS-Continued. 












Dollars. 
14,904 

7,346 
18,578 
78,656 

5,061 
45,471 

102,144 
215,060 
36,196 
20,758 

'668 
60,702 
1,036 

5,515 

61,905 
8,531 

48,591 

344 

1,877 

11,174 

43,454 

780 

12,781 

38,143 
42,926 
21,804 
50,702 


Dollars. 
15,137 

4,121 
10,798 
51,365 

5,314 

74,074 
180,737 
23,539 
7,958 
1,912 
408 
56,539 


Dollars. 

15,226 

13^007 
95,935 
3,401 
33,714 

50,128 
124,068 
24,544 
7,437 
6,832 
186 
50,669 


Dollars. 

12,454 
1,677 
9,261 

71,686 
4,873 

31,324 

90,176 
152,724 
28,536 
6,355 
6,640 
294 
69,868 


Dollars. 
10,100 
4,333 


Ice tons.. 


8,257 


4,849 


1,699 


1,677 


2,252 










































46,345 

74,312 
154,688 

31,292 
9,633 
4,239 
1,145 


Meat and dairy products: 

Beef, salted or pickled lbs.. 

Pork, salted or pickled lbs . . 

Lard lbs.. 

Oleomargarine lbs. . 

Butter lbs. . 

Cheese lbs.. 


1,472,848 

2,199,296 

320,953 

188,850 

12,066 


1,351,025 

2,235,100 

263,560 

75,300 

11,435 

3,060 


907,625 
1,682,800 
288,448 
77,140 
39,814 
1,514 


1,669,338 

1,974,200 

308,114 

61,030 

39,391 

2,027 


1,335,000 

1,802,900 

301,457 

98,500 

24,943 

7,118 
















Oils: 

Animal-Lard galls.. 

Mineral- 
Illuminating galls.. 

Lubricating, etc galls. . 

Vegetable- 

Cotton-seed galls. . 

Another 


6,587 

578,600 
26,799 

110,501 


539,225 
22,021 

99,357 


6,361 

579,936 
23,469 

124,233 


7,840 

572,761 
40,867 

142,624 


7,913 

626,077 
26,955 

112,876 


5,041 
68,107 

40,051 

46 

1,847 

11,150 

39,321 

270 

12,995 

53,814 
33,420 
27,988 
41,587 


3,799 

6; 137 

37,585 

175 

1,290 

4,669 

47,267 

671 

6,345 

25,054 
39,578 
19,433 
57,392 


5,007 

66,165 
10,474 

47,280 

232 

1,342 

1,586 

35,483 

5; 162 

35,881 
34,313 
32,014 
56,726 


5,634 

74,780 
9,297 

53,567 






























Tobacco, and manufactures of: 

Leaf lbs.. 


543,912 


465,649 


549,263 


432,441 


522,497 


47,444 
















Wood, manufactures of: 

Boards, deals, planks, joists, and 


1,911 


2,706 


1,228 


1,718 


940 


28,501 




All other 












34|670 










































1,899,795 
31,294 


1,710,550 
41,153 


1,848,227 
36,138 


1,711,694 
37,915 


1,822,242 








































1,931,089 


1,751,703 


1,884,365 


1,749,609 


1,847,147 















GUIANA, DUTCH. 

IMPORTS FROM. 















510 

543,014 
23,256 

6,175 

301,235 

264 


335 

243,079 
33,772 

752 

134,902 

796 




67 

377,165 
17,305 

2,785 
293,629 
17,417 




Cocoa, crude, and leaves and shells of 
free. .lbs.. 

Coffee free . .lbs. . 

India rubber and gutta-percha, crude 
free. .lbs.. 

Sugar, not above No. 16 D. S.....dut..lbs.. 


4,615,488 
284,048 

13,431 
15,722,225 


2,153,553 
443,340 

1,961 
6,994,546 


2,360,111 
334,647 

52,193 
11,407,700 


3,469,349 
191,866 

7,514 
12,480,459 


2,747,388 
344,169 

550 
11,206,267 


266,622 
28,637 

22,243 

317,837 

3,328 


382,167 
34,704 

250 
247,187 
26,603 


























573,219 
301,235 


278,722 
134,914 


320,656 
318,011 


402,498 
305,870 


432,028 










































874,454 


413,636 


638,667 


708,368 



















EXPORTS TO. 



Domestic Exports. 

Breadstuffs: 

Wheat flour . . . bbls 


35,581 


40,874 


29,400 


32,899 


29,608 


131,755 
14,171 
14,796 
19,123 
94,123 

90,231 
62,164 
24,851 
31,587 
9,861 
17,671 
48,427 


178,519 
19,612 
17,147 
28,622 
20,013 

98,327 
78,454 
36,759 
46,000 
10,436 
30,995 
59,077 


154,315 
17,308 
13,857 
33,337 
36;883 

64,334 
59,236 
20,953 
31,575 
12,477 
14,674 
68,075 


137,399 
17,692 
24,462 
40,528 
13,471 

107,755 
67,231 
31,719 
40,219 
18,208 
11,430 
60,776 






15;361 










































Meat and dairy products: 

Beef, salted or pickled lbs.. 

Pork, salted or pickled lbs . . 

All other 


1,174,500 
668,400 


1,771,800 
1,046,200 


1,157,720 
812,000 


1,775,012 
871,411 


1,439,600 
933,800 


85,039 
78,344 
22*422 


Tobacco: Leaf lbs. . 


313,620 
109,779 


360,000 
113,635 


278,865 
138,025 


363,020 
176,780 


325,357 


35,361 
14,552 
14,997 














65,557 




























558,760 
2,073 


623,961 


528,024 
2,394 


570,890 
1,573 


518,846 














658 




























560,833 


629,822 


530,418 


572,463 


519,504 















COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



153 



Commerce of the United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 3 

GITIAJfA, FKENCH.. 
IMPORTS FROM. 



, 1903 TO 1907, BY Principal Articles — Con. 





QUANTITIES. 


VALUES. 




1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Fertilizers: 

Phosphates, crude free. .tons. . 


2,940 


1,575 


5,560 


5,905 


5,556 


Dollars. 
17,570 


Dollars. 
10,237 
7,605 


Dollars. 
37,141 


Dollars. 
38,383 


Dollars. 
33,897 














7,460 








































25,030 


17,842 


37,141 


38,383 


33,922 


















































25,030 


17,842 


37,141 


38,383 



















EXPORTS TO. 



Domestic Exports. 

Breadstuffs: 

Wheat flour 


.bbls.. 


6,326 


9,490 


8,576 


13,637 


8,838 


26,473 
46,940 
11,355 
6,270 

40,310 

19,347 
39,906 
20,834 

7,372 
22,526 
77,242 


16,113 
8,220 
7,438 

91641 
21,765 
16,331 

9,501 
17,394 

7,805 
20,027 
34,902 


49,037 
4,830 
6,390 
4,703 

29,177 

14|522 
8,506 
8 143 

18,973 
5,964 

13,790 

24,747 


73,908 
9,651 

4; 496 

41,623 
13,399 

16^306 
16,894 
4,324 
9948 
29,040 


40,481 














8,780 


Iron and steel, and manufactures of 
Meat and dairy products: 

Beef, salted or pickled 

Pork, salted or pickled 

Lard 

Butter 














5,725 

39,974 
13,303 
26,726 
27,447 
21,990 
15,093 
9 539 
38,740 


..lbs.. 
..lbs.. 
..lbs.. 
..lbs.. 


510,900 
183,200 
304,205 
107,386 


418,800 
110,800 
210;i41 


524,900 
123,800 
156,223 
48,030 


749,000 
163,800 
193,270 
106,736 


721,600 
146,600 
242,172 
146,027 


Tobacco : Leaf 


galls., 
.lbs.. 


157,461 
65,585 


117,345 
64,056 


138,274 
50,426 


131,113 
38,938 


120,219 
76,637 












































354,171 
2,955 


237,432 
718 


198,111 
456 


265,453 
2,760 


294,770 














206 






























357,126 


238,150 


198,567 


268,213 




















HAITI. 

IMPORTS FROM. 



Articles, the growth, etc., of the United 












1,242 

482, 128 
13,849 
4,932 
138, 568 
282,582 
84,007 
5,996 
5,013 
1,428 
68,008 
21; 976 


590 

429,672 

14,044 

7,205 

201,757 

337,272 

100,210 

3,197 

1,273 

1,080 

57, 169 

60,664 


723 

305,921 

14,049 

4,918 

181,985 

234,559 

126,982 

402 

779 

3,783 

66,788 

160, 761 


3,431 

300,459 

10,685 

1,030 

137, 475 

296, 779 

155, 534 

347 

1,703 

3,468 

117,272 

157,294 




Chemicals, drugs, and dyes: 
Dyewood— 

Logwood free. .tons. . 


33,595 


32,630 


25,840 


23,016 


23, 902 


255,948 
















Cocoa, crude, and shells of free.. lbs.. 

Cofiee free.. lbs.. 

Hides and skins other than furffree..lbs.. 

skins \dut..lbs.. 

Honey dut. .galls. . 


1,235,156 

4,396,595 

259,075 

54, 618 

21,299 


1,862,170 

3,964,662 

335,684 

27,100 

4,873 


1,589,813 

3,522,048 

402,448 

3,567 

3,671 


1,427,818 

3,295,712 

472,000 

3,154 

6,787 


2,301,918 

3,530,853 

306,312 

12, 493 

15,720 


267, 773 

288,482 

120, 468 

1,664 

4,849 
























































1,097,798 
11,931 


1,208,762 
5,371 


1,099,829 
1,821 


1,182,926 
2,551 








































1 


1,109,729 


1,214,133 


1,101.650 


1,185,477 


1,274,678 













EXPORTS TO. 



Domestic Exports. 
Blacking 












2,105 
i;068 

336! 150 
5,662 
9,823 
2,511 
16,300 
5,621 

491, 165 
70,377 
10,535 

4,820 

14,953 
7,663 
52,232 

3,020 


2,909 

91,078 

385 

3,139 
500,537 

6,204 
21,699 

1,283 
15,078 

2,693 

364, 666 
93,582 
26,712 

10,571 

12,660 
12,697 
28,730 
1,627 
3,269 


2,395 
32,576 

2,307 
299,929 
5,921 
25,321 
2,401 
13,267 

460,320 
57,355 
7,185 

9,417 

20, 791 
16. 165 
48,996 
1,434 
3,555 


3,728 
3,856 
1,469 

3,409 
645,752 
10,028 

9,113 

3,496 
19,854 

8,222 

710,743 
98,280 
13, 792 

10, 781 

11,145 
8,526 

54,331 
1,173 
6,679 


3,344 


























1,953 

2,335 
522,039 


Breadstufls: 


35,858 
81, 157 


• 46,907 
108,489 


33, 775 
52,538 


55,397 
138,520 


28,765 
121,888 


Wheat flour bbls . . 














12,536 
6,956 

19,334 
4,201 

536,909 
71,421 


Cement bbls.. 


1,215 


701 


1,483 


1,904 


3,562 


Coal tons.. 

Cotton, manufactures of: 
Cloths- 
Colored yds.. 

Uncolored yds. . 


1,009 

8,940,633 
1,218,253 


5,793,617 
1,336,692 


810 

8,128,839 
779, 185 


2,261 

12,974,388 
1,371,385 


1,218 

8,523,751 
1,081,963 


Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses. 












Fish: 

Dried, smoked, or cured— 

Cod, haddock, hake, and pollock 

..lbs.. 

Herring lbs.. 

Pickled... bbls.. 


328,286 
273,792 
14,441 


261,829 

459,270 

6,049 


377,666 
571,351 
11,559 


200, 138 

305,214 

8,789 


158,948 

165, 157 

5,391 


9,419 
5,991 
35,131 


Glass and glassware 












4,214 



154 



COIilMERCIAI. AMEEICA IN 1907. 



Commerce op the United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 to 1907, by Principal Articles — Con. 

HAITI— Continued. 
EXPORTS TO— Continued. 



ARTICLES. 


QUANTITIES. 


V..I,ES. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Domestic Exports— Continued. 
Iron and steel, manufactures of: 












Dollars. 
31 

6,154 
4,520 

19,502 
4)922 

15,036 

14,616 
4,845 
8,436 
3,600 

8,364 
42,533 
33,242 
12,596 
179, 144 
208,669 
28,027 

4,291 
42,389 

8,677 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 
43 

3,501 
4,776 

51276 
35,779 

24,654 
1,581 
7,091 
3,309 

16, 115 
13,966 
20,648 

7,105 
136,366 
182, 198 
27,201 

3,484 
43,844 

6,765 
91, 100 

58, 434 
2,324 
5,9.50 
9,492 
6,742 
188,714 

1,477 

10,791 
1,605 

81,911 
2,674 
2,562 

37, 764 
8,458 

10,271 
5,584 

47,315 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 


Locks, hinges, and other builders' hard- 












4,270 
3,074 

30,443 
5,756 

18,838 

27,030 
8,912 

11,099 
3,324 

12, 155 
22,182 
34, 396 
8,674 
138,632 
210,080 

Ifi 
39, 447 
8,689 
17,000 

81,937 
3,058 

7,217 
5,627 

176^579 

3,330 

13,897 
1,786 

82, 416 
1,193 
4,300 

57,849 
11, 179 
10, 450 
5,259 
39,528 


7,875 
6,018 

41,408 
5,991 

60,058 

40,505 
2,639 
5,652 
4,253 

22,736 
27, 430 
37,018 
9,685 
136,631 
254,852 
30,905 
3:833 
62,296 
10,536 
174,500 

65,677 
3,195 
6,725 
8,150 
7,443 
184,970 

2,103 

19,688 
1,781 

83,320 

930 

3,434 

80,908 
16,026 
13,727 
7,054 
65,930 


8,114 
6 557 


























40,247 
11, 431 
41,257 

46,230 
1,148 


Nails and spikes ■. lbs.. 


212, 531 


248, 963 


241, 482 


263,037 


347,357 


Leather and manufactures of: 












Boots and shoes pairs. . 


5,310 


9,517 


1,423 


1,883 


1,125 














3i346 


Meat and dairy products: 

Beef , salted or pickled lbs.. 

Tallow lbs.. 

Oleo and oleomargarine lbs.. 

Hams lbs. . 

Pork, salted or pickled lbs. . 

Lard lbs.. 

Butter lbs.. 

Cheese lbs.. 


112,249 
654,218 
318, 666 
87, 781 
2,008,350 
2, 141, 069 
164, 677 
31, 699 


222,500 

408,599 

341,478 

66, 193 

1, 860, 100 

2, 586, 747 

33; 464 


281,200 
254, 138 
214, 434 
62, 406 
1,998,700 
2,419,624 
161,074 
26,919 


368,800 
537,934 
366, 774 
76,271 
1,710,800 
3,231,955 
180,913 
26,897 


351,400 
416, 494 
309, 102 
85,387 
1,510,400 
2,746,372 
195, 134 
251547 


22,215 
25,634 
31,311 
12, 105 
136,364 
254, 168 
35,203 
3,787 




























144,800 

74,337 
2,760 
6,930 


Oils: 

Illuminating galls. . 

Another . 


585,047 


743,391 


541,507 


616,540 


705,569 


58,623 
3,761 

5,577 

3,994 

5,870 

186,574 

3,860 

12,864 
1,698 

65,612 
10,971 
4,248 

39,919 
19, 116 
9,645 
5,002 
42,647 




















































234,569 


Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: Malt 












Sugar, refined lbs.. 


289,771 


322,003 


203,333 


516,011 


320,576 


12,979 
2,736 

73,312 


Tobacco, and manufactures of: 

Leaf lbs.. 


097,085 


898,874 


896,204 


930,386 


807,772 
















Wood, manufactures of: 

Boards, deals, and planks . . . . M ft . . 


2,095 


3,051 


1,899 


3,714 


2,368 


60,780 




























7,126 














63,133 




























2,168,891 
216, 533 


2,355,007 
239,733 


2,164,794 
131,286 


3,130,259 
177,581 


2,778,583 











































2,385,424 


2,594,740 


2,297,080 


3,307,840 


2,916,104 

















MEXICO. 

IMPORTS FROM. 



Cattle dut..no.. 


52,754 


11,573 


21,541 


23,838 


27,112 


700,006 
15; 208 
16,391 


155,012 
17,351 
9,956 
1,059 

422,358 

14,647 
3,014 
2,379 

21,918 

468,021 

1,053,813 

59,460 

109,758 

698 

2,222,171 

1,566,187 
11,656,575 

1,476 
52,062 
7,157 

1,154,522 
15,733,246 

235,336 
47,123 


272,214 
44,560 
30,640 
1,010 

785,743 

19,430 
2,421 

30,358 
463,090 
548,390 

89|028 

93 

2,162,785 

3,180,988 
12,594,123 

4,397 
44,155 
3,406 

1,384,497 

14,896,189 

70,582 

22,585 
32,738 


315,603 
14,980 
50,541 
9)101 

597,636 

31,074 
3,410 
5,150 

37,822 
394,084 
1,043,083 
990,796 
103,117 

2,649,864 

4,228,714 
13,581,862 

11,378 
39,110 
5,985 

1,283,233 

14,884,282 

78,548 


355,409 
19,024 


^otlier I^l^l- 












42,680 






81,892 


93,274 


615,471 


1,073,486 


20,701 


Articles, the growth, etc., of the United 




307,182 

22,021 
2,249 
3,357 

91,851 
335,908 
528,347 
76,204 
88,804 
760 
1,997,697 

1,058,860 
12,487,566 

13,975 
44,024 
6,779 

1,082,921 

13,073,633 

55,707 

201,567 
44,981 


879,483 


Bones, horns, and hoofs, unmanufactured 
free 












43,230 














6,171 
















Chemicals, drugs, and dyes: 












24,084 


Chicle dut..lbs.. 


1,995.611 
113,317 


2,260,599 
177,301 


2,244,115 
175,128 


1,941,679 
377,164 


2,771,630 
268,087 


728,072 
782,222 




110,127 














105,773 


Coal dut..tons.. 

CofEee free.. lbs.. 

Ore and regulus free. .tons. . 

Pigs, bars, ingots, etc tree. .lbs. . 

Cotton, and manufactures of: 

Waste free.. lbs.. 


431 
22,207,086 

22,257 
103,300,876 

345,109 


22i 
23,215,889 

50,085 
95,733,154 

39,224 


38 
21,957,672 

82,138 
146,000 


2 
24,580,929 

113,665 
94,454,560 

240, 194 


812 
14,726,450 

91,760 
85,335,932 


4,140 
1,697,094 

4,595,569 
14,703,036 

20,026 
40,720 














7,754 


manufactures of: 

Istle or tampico free. .tons. . 


14,636 

85,679 

289 

2,412,799 


13,333 

107,827 
391 

2,635,000 


15,439 

97,698 

350 

365,000 


13,914 

95,043 

376 


14,966 
96,491 
1,329 


1,369,156 
14,662,062 


All other free. .tons. . 

Twine, binding tree.. lbs.. 

Another dut.. 


209,475 







26,380 


15,062 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 

iFTHE United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 to 1907, 
MEXICO-Continued. 
IMPORTS FROM-Continued. 



155 

y Principal Articles — Con. 



ARTICLES. 


.UA.Tm.S. 


V.L.KS. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Fruits and nuts: 

Oranges dut..lbs.. 


5,866,656 


4,032,639 


2,691,610 


3,268,024 


2,219,761 


Dollars. 
87,407 
2,687 
86,358 
62,289 
2,377,314 
1,300,451 
31,697 
97,542 
54,340 

26,137 

3,482,249 

77,615 

4,867 
8,136 

13,503 
54,625 
7,021 
7,844 
77,801 
93,572 

55,690 
15,393 

77,029 
18,602 

410,811 

109,242 

15,569 

5,985 

9,987 

411 
10,516 
375,023 


Dollars. 

61,536 

4,863 

68,237 

40,789 

2,302,016 

869,615 

12,345 

148,921 

8,026 

6,752 

2,921,377 

65,228 

18,124 
6,361 

13,304 
25,109 
5,659 
8,020 
85,887 
17,346 

26,153 
12,924 

120,894 
65,046 

591,390 
96,930 
27,726 
8,329 
6,354 

177 
10,862 
884,588 


Dollars. 
43,082 
10,342 
40, 338 

2,298i739 
1,092,556 

10, 477 
185,951 

31,438 

5,791 

3,245,996 

62,324 

14,070 
17,223 

9,024 
8,802 
3,022 
574 
98,293 
646,573 

34,884 
15,871 

120,716 
38,702 

326,868 
115,851 
35,167 

379 

7,564 

1,128,745 


Dollars. 

49,537 

7,942 

144,612 

60,089 

2,739,052 

1,358,337 

18,107 

866,283 

36,294 

9,262 

2,960,558 

66,966 

51,700 
32,288 

10, 431 
37,647 
1,404 
7,542 
148, 419 
50,411 

12,481 
9,793 

161,353 
45,071 

434,018 
83,114 
27,924 
1,911 
6,006 

437 

11,135 

1,129,292 


Dollars. 
45,179 
21,792 
124,003 


Another [^^^y_ 
























Hides and skins, other than fur (free. .lbs. . 

sliins /dut..lbs.. 

Honey dut. .galls. . 

India rubber, crude free. .lbs.. 


7,483,140 
13,494,360 

251 ',776 


6,966,167 

8,415,605 

54,367 

366,104 


6,675,987 

10,007,506 

43,067 

352,690 


7,387,155 

12,467,929 

60,374 

1,705,915 


9,437,746 

14,709,027 

73,695 

7,175,097 


3, 306; 401 
1,779,265 

27,534 
2,877,022 

41,644 


Jewelry, manufactures of gold and silver, 












Lead , in ore and base bullion dut . . lbs . . 


186,724,997 


182,013,277 


188,584,728 


142,630,761 


105,453,896 


2, 613', 728 


Metals, metal compositions, and manufac- 
tures of dut 












12,576 
40,173 

15 683 


Plumbago free. .tons. . 

Provisions, comprising meat and dairy 


1,804 


1,302 


1,849 


3,230 


4,017 


Rice dut.. lbs.. 


1,924,826 


937,384 


315,921 


1,021,564 


1,118,223 


54,527 


spaces {L1::K^:: 

Sugar, not above No. 16 D. S ....dut.. lbs.. 
Leaf dut.. lbs.. 


253,210 

891,967 

2,195,892 

243,250 


157,814 
985,104 
867,547 

95,742 


l,128i685 
19,376,601 

107,657 


224, 427 
1,194,391 
2,196,269 


70,616 
1,207,661 
6,375,165. 

257,350 


2,400 
164,000 
196,264 

79,015 
9,762 

268,976 
59,350 


Vegetables: 

Beans and dried pease dut.. bush.. 


67,535 


131,085 


127,153 


111,737 


167,305 


Wood, and manufactures of: 
Cabinet wood- 
Mahogany free..Mtt.. 


12,064 


16,723 


8,644 


9,620 


14,382 


686,355 

186, 441 

9, Oil 

9,678 








































Wool: 


6,461 


2,271 






6,071 


521 








11,408 








































34,284,985 
7,028,726 


37,614,694 
6,018,581 


39,025,918 
7,444,958 


44,023,883 
6,941,294 


49,089,992 
8,143,535 






































41,313,711 


43,633,275 


46,470,876 


50,965,177 


57,233,527 















EXPORTS TO. 



Domestic Exports. 



Agricultural implements: 

Plows and cultivators, and parts of. . . 

All other, and parts of 

Animals: 

Cattle No. 

Hogs No. 

Horses and mules No. 

Sheep No . 

All other, including fowls 

Art works 

Blacking 

Books, maps, engravings, etchings, etc 

Brass, and manufactures of 

Breadstufls: 

Corn bush. 

Wheat bush . 

Wheat flour bbls. . 

Preparations of, for table food 



All other. 

Bricks: Fire 

Brooms and brushes 

Candles lbs . . 

Cars, carriages, other vehicles, and parts of: 

Automobiles, and parts of 

Cars, passenger and freight, and parts 
of— 

For steam railways 

For other railways 

Cycles, and parts of 

All other, and parts of 

Cement bbls. . 

Chemicals, drugs, dyes, and medicines: 

Copper, sulphate of lbs.. 

Medicines, patent or proprietary 

All other 

Clocks and watches, and parts of 

Coal and coke: 
Coal- 
Anthracite tons . . 

Bituminous tons.. 

Coke tons. . 

Copper, and manufactures of: 

Manuiactures of 



28, 306 
2, 475, 715 



7,947 
6,478 
2,937 
3,621 



1,290 
976, 628 
278, 356 



30,802 
13,516 
6,286 
12, 564 



65, 213 
335,758 



111 


287 


219 


623 


237 


008 




470 


126 


V6H 


22 


442 




805 


14 


131 


20 


6X2 


212 


066 


160 


583 


77 


476 


951 


5V2 


205 


64(1 


64 


019 


126 


241 


77 


562 


25 


043 




296 


24 


762 


1,051 


187 


102 


390 


47 
369 
51 


V14 
879 
436 


21 


587 


182 
820 


303 
589 
994 


4 


384 


2,242 


,^18 


1,075 


267 


262 


435 
384 



127,322 


116,208 


204,800 


242,172 


247,885 


336, 480 


341,473 


392,115 


666,962 


10,679 


76,720 


167,386 


209, 654 


315,228 


408,344 


25,218 


41,914 


62, 599 


26,920 


89,653 


82, 412 


10,863 


8,381 


26,592 


34,902 


47, 465 


51,581 


142,748 


182,685 


337,985 


152,795 


237,522 


272,004 


273, 400 


300,586 


991,892 


644, 463 


26,991 


2, 117, 128 


164, 771 


242,299 


165, 473 


82,231 


99, 131 


119,760 


115,630 


143,678 


215, 192 


78, 785 


105, 332 


146, 182 


25,075 


21, 680 


30, 278 


69, 191 


57,212 


70,972 


113,280 


119,986 


422,626 


1, 446, 181 


482,242 


738,039 


76, 891 


119,746 


270, 186 


44,209 


50, 173 


90,846 


473, 204 


464, 157 


646,602 


71,873 


149, 997 


115,678 


110, 461 


98,757 


107, 472 


219, 832 


267, 606 


341,591 


705,073 


661,479 




41,710 


47,838 


77,360 


7,089 


5,376 


8,309 


3,127,636 


2,765,375 


3,006,042 


1,430,614 


1,260,815 


1,260,921 


910, 518 


1, 124, 575 


1,214,745 


310,711 


873,001 


340,939 



156 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Commerce opthe United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 to 1907, by Principal Articles — Con. 

MEXICO— Continued. 
EXPORTS TO— Continued. 



ARTICLES. 


quantities. 


VALUES. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Domestic Exports— Continued. 

Cotton, and manufactures of: 

Manufactures of— 

Cloths yds.. 


33,400,825 
2,428,565 


28,181,563 
3,036,001 


39,545,875 
3,319,127 


14,642,612 
2,686,285 


366,210 
2,805,585 


Dollars. 
3,189,570 

185,916 
149,587 
262,239 
82,889 
69,801 

87,837' 
60,205 
66,588 

26, 787 
20,565 
48,092 

19,425 
7,517 

95, 897 

23,327 
379,011 

36,900 

1,254,977 

128,998 

310, 337 

24,494 
852,292 

70, 187 
89,379 
171, 133 
392, 455 
393, 638 
704,601 
326, 975 
76,544 

588,262 
21,368 


Dollars. 
3,337,994 

211,824 
234,869 

113; 089 

79,641 
74,105 
62, 475 

38,691 
21, 701 
62, 414 

28,387 
23,541 
82,053 
26, 803 

398,927 

45, 707 

1,023,550 

144,607 

285,873 
28,720 

553,081 

73, 312 

373! 986 
123, 476 
546, 663 
782, 553 
150,257 
119,345 

564,660 
219,590 


Dollars. 

3,768,298 

270, 143 
278,944 
330,987 
96,999 
139,739 

66,930 
89,983 
56,588 

40, 597 
29,107 
66,063 

44,249 

25,344 
114,208 

27, 734 
426, 680 

50,842 
915, 405 
199,271 
266, 545 

27,209 
880,987 

70, 173 

877! 031 
504, 662 
537, 464 
825, 880 
139,951 
132,651 

925,065 
28,225 


Dollars. 
1,620,443 

265,064 
285, 406 
270, 832 
155, 400 
207, 506 

73,926 
110, 428 
148,440 

56.747 
32,214 
72, 796 

41, 121 

19,286 
130, 451 

37,556 
510, 498 

52, 620 

1,391,029 

342,713 

434,021 

55,751 
1,078,212 

177, 156 
84,244 

1,280,682 
452,686 
565,969 

1,142,995 
218, 607 
262,468 

974,248 
69, 129 


Dollars. 
36,413 

267,695 


Another 










342,821 
144,713 
251,379 














275,560 


335,972 


484,367 


776,271 


941,807 


Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses, man- 
ufaetufes of: 
Bags 


Cordage lbs. . 


503,410 


660,949 


813,995 


881, 169 


663, 121 


82,008 


Fish: 

Salmon, canned lbs. . 


356,951 


538,949 


493,371 


699,002 


877,989 


73,582 
















Fruits and nuts: 

Apples, green or ripe bbls. . 

Raisins lbs. . 


6,678 


9,071 
350,646 


12,278 
442, 478 


11,312 
262,617 


16, 294 
315,340 


58,361 
25,845 


All other 












53,634 














553 633 




























1, 152, 965 


lay tons . . 


9,817 


9,993 


13,474 


21,899 


22, i65 


314,857 




























1, 349, 858 


ron and steel, manufactures of: 

Bar iron lbs.. 

Bars or rods of steel lbs . . 

Rails for railways— Steel tons.. 


2,746,493 

2,450,560 

4,309 

5,766 

14,775,958 


2,749,432 
3,044,467 

2! 110 
20, 194, 435 


2,573,261 

1; 443; 339 

35,759 

8,588 

19,669,706 


6,573,539 

2,725,193 

44, 158 

6,854 

20,841,783 


5,184,829 

4,453,893 

36, 123 

14,011 

23, 129, 659 


129,883 

134,778 

1, 155, 153 

822,806 


Wire lbs.. 


664, 475 
1, 137, 260 














222,240 














267,229 


Machinery, machines, and parts of— 












1,241,546 




























3,280i987 














281,471 
490,238 

1,238,776 

453, 846 

170, 457 

3,693,537 

157, 706 

. 984,394 

2, 707, 179 

30, 757 

88,823 

03,510 

24,759 

623,804 
1.50,860 
99,664 

100,536 
15,690 
320,691 

100,009 
171, 602 

77, 648 
103,669 
156,987 

21,266 

43, 733 
559,332 

1681374 

1,068,335 
75,941 
122, 146 

121,371 
290, 137 
316, 493 
449,995 

46, 872 
16,519 
83,475 


367, 418 
560,695 

1,934,521 
447,875 
233, 982 

3,629,231 
134, 517 
750, 493 

2,329,096 
58,705 
125,666 
71,545 

786, 502 
193,321 
165,666 

128, 189 
10,634 
230,616 

162, 859 
161,214 

102,258 
137, 295 
206,678 
31,380 

27,789 

663, 575 

70,587 
151,418 

1,176,996 
74, 127 
165,439 

146,689 
365, 344 
419,091 
252, 105 

21, 189 
17,512 
75,313 


659,288 
558, 123 

368, 126 
434, 826 
268, 718 

2,844,415 
175, 471 
834,573 

2, 007, 428 
77, 494 
116,576 
107, 119 

80, 126 

1,116,598 
196,237 
177, 213 

166, 335 
30, 270 
343,059 

217,321 
194, 008 

126, 744 
138, 460 
172,755 
27,010 

41,067 

786,613 

74, 391 
149,770 

692, 751 
62,473 
145,952 

131,979 
422,650 
506,015 
251,276 

60,920 
27, 104 
86,543 


1,054,965 
696,543 

466,536 

663,525 

348,072 

4,090,014 

168,822 

1,588,227 

3,538,721 

112,363 

117,042 

103, 408 

89, 452 

1,529,364 
273, 100 
435,637 

170,398 
82,312 
528,748 

439, 724 
241,428 

131,458 
102, 597 
213,523 
38,519 

40, 747 

776, 353 

203,241 
233,238 

822, 161 
82, 974 
205,588 

141,265 
450, 634 
451,965 
122, 110 

71,255 
33,512 
96,928 


1, 144, 069 














779,647 


Steam engines, and parts of— 

Locomotives No . . 

Another 


102 


155 


46 


46 


100 


1,235,836 
630,809 














372, 858 


All other.. .'.. ^.. . : 












2,521,970 


NaUs and spikes lbs.. 


6,076,962 


4,970,508 


6,369,318 


5.913,029 
43,917,400 


10,386,533 
34,640,754 


298, 477 
1,259,740 


Aifother ...■.■.■■.::::::;:;:::...:: 








4, 148, 197 


Jewelry, and manufacturesof gold and silver 












136; 883 












114,534 














138,068 


Leather, and manufactures of: 












96, 903 


Manufactures- 
Boots and shoes pairs.. 

Another.. 


402,804 


496, 183 


683,840 


848,398 


810,859 


1,569,321 
341,787 


Malt bush.. 

Meat and dairy products: 
Meat products- 
Bacon, hams, and pork lbs.. 

Tallow ': lbs.. 

Lard lbs.. 

Lard compounds, and substitutes 

for (cottolene, lardine, etc.).. lbs.. 

Another 


143,279 

755,833 

258,966 

3,448,455 

1,246,832 


235,853 

916,360 

225,994 

2,589,797 

2,324,963 


249,862 

1,323,203 

083,788 

4,284,804 

3,485,910 


637,054 

1,312,341 
1.820,155 
6,290,309 

6,945,785 


223,445 

1,362,861 
448,537 

9, 164, 046 


147,251 

193,848 
23,075 
655, 408 

680,771 
295,991 


Dairy products- 
Butter lbs.. 

Another 


373,524 


480,637 


528, 785 


563,086 


627, 657 


148, 181 
141,609 














295,356 


Oilcloths 












36,231 


OUs: 

Animal galls . . 

Mineral- 
Crude galls. . 

Refined— 

Another gans.. 

Vegetable- 

Cotton-seed galls . . 


72,282 

9,859,154 

342,000 
811,015 

3,434,393 


56, 136 

10,938,448 

409,266 
717,902 

3,984,522 


82, 570 

14,036,517 

461,266 
755, 155 

3,044,523 


88,077 

.14,366,495 

2,095,939 
1,199,370 

3,112,316 


118, 648 

19,992,434 

2,495,070 
1,411,402 

3, 025, 178 


60,368 

1,037,226 

252,020 
259,970 

1,008,381 
107, 126 














241,632 


Paper, and manufactures of: 












242, 454 


Anothir ....■.■.■.".:::::::::::::■":■■:■■■ 












510, 900 


Paraffin and paraffin wax lbs.. 

Quicksilver lbs. . 

Seeds: 

Cotton lbs.. 

An other. 


' 843^778 
2,804,156 


7, 116, 678 
450,510 

961,364 


8,955,116 
482,342 

2,579,260 


8,731,025 
'236,161 

3,666,851 


11,755,550 
158,749 

2,100,826 


613,539 
83,115 

32,835 
34,843 


Silk, manufactures of 












124,582 



a Included in "AU other machinery" prior to July 1, 1906. 



>> Quantity not stated prior to July 1, 1905. 



Commerce op the United States -n 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 157 

a OTHER American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 to 1907, by Principal Articles — Con. 
MEXICO-Continued. 
EXPORTS TO— Continued. 



ARTICLES. 


QUANTITIES. 


VALUES. 
























1903 


1904 


1905 


,..e 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Domestic Exports— Continued. 






















Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: 
Malt liquors 












Dollars. 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 


Dollars 


Dollars. 












47,827 


52,793 


62,390 


25, 537 


35, 196 


Spirits distilled— 






















Whisky pf galls 


35,076 


59, 884 


55,640 


51,736 


52,543 


69,256 


110,645 


98,347 


104, 525 


101, 666 


Another pf galls 








14, 122 


25,030 


27, 751 






25,821 


39, 482 


Wines 













58,904 


84, 764 


65, 464 


58,954 


53, 194 


Suga r molasses and confectioner> 














46, 196 


52,216 


252, 101 


261,933 


























2,891,678 


2, 300, 471 


2,481,336 


1,338,271 


1,640,344 


204,836 


163, 211 


166,005 


98,914 


133,894 


Vegetables 












190,814 


194, 438 


258,566 


313,218 


420,686 


Wood and manufactures of 






















Timber 












391,628 


489,689 






1,359,575 
























Boards deals and planks M ft 


90, 445 


119, 124 


106,800 


110 784 


107,827 


1,403,168 


2,073,267 


1,786,009 


1,815,062 


2,241,928 


All other 












680, 820 


619,746 




















563, 479 


612, 433 


647, 475 


848,279 


944, 169 














675, 348 


446, 822 


466, 774 




648,834 














225, 016 


285,000 


280,786 


386,981 


532, 541 


All other articles 













508,291 


685,964 


946,829 




1,146,859 


Total domestic exports 













41,068,491 


44,845,014 


44,824,868 


57,418,646 


65,549,045 


Total foreign exports 














1,188,615 


999, 706 


931,248 


763,632 












42,257,106 


45,844,720 


45,756,116 


58,182,278 


66,248,098 









MIQTJEIiON, LANGLEY, AND ST. PIEKKE ISLANDS. 

IMPORTS FROM. 



Fish, cured or preserved: 

Cod, haddock, hake, pollock, etc. 


459,160 


41,409 


49,088 






16,226 
3,349 


'531 


2,356 












255 


515 




























2,214 
17,361 


331 
1,288 


654 
2,426 


255 


515 












































19,575 


1,619 


3,080 


255 



















EXPORTS TO. 



Domestic Exports. 

Bread stuffs: 

Wheat flour bbls. . 

All other 


13,006 


3,536 


638 


4,341 


2,527 


46,742 
5,909 
1,540 
245 
1,003 

12, 135 

21,414 
4,572 

18,954 
2,897 

25,028 

5,347 

997 
1,933 
18,742 
22,990 


14,026 
5,312 

767 
5,421 

811 
3,351 

6,169 
2,343 
4,060 
1,501 
14,154 

4,133 

1,624 
1,987 
6,334 
4,545 


2,582 
2,906 

547 
2,872 

845 
3,917 

6,349 
3,170 
2,459 
605 
8,295 

3,352 

2,764 

268 

3,110 

6,084 


5,366 
597 
5,222 
1,965 
7,058 

16,335 

3,016 

2,098 

686 

18,953 

4,645 

l!704 
7,018 
6,269 


9,940 
3,817 














Coal: Anthracite tons. . 


26 


1,123 


568 


1,026 


227 


1,148 
588 
















Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses, man- 
ufactures of 












'''^ 






















































6,634 

2,785 


Oils: Mineral, refined, including residuum 
galls.. 


50,506 


33* 


30,338 


40,092 


24,596 




























2 423 














3,319 


























190,448 
702 


76,538 
617 


50,125 
981 


102, 010 
3,086 


49 036 










































191,150 


77, 155 


51,106 


105, 096 

















158 



COMMERCIAL iJVIERICA IN 1907. 



Commerce op the United States avith other American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 to 1907 by Principal Articles— Con. 

XEWrOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR. 

IMPORTS FROM. 



ARTICLES. 


QUANTITIES. 


VALUES. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 




30,994 
5,200 

3,236,974 

3,093,684 

95.500 


36,826 
836 

2,120,542 

1,644,868 

59,700 


54,795 
3,510 

929,241 

1,516,740 

10,600 


44,718 

2,048,377 

4,738,677 

7,200 


35,366 
8,337 

2,053,724 

4,683,530 

84,600 


Dollars. 

77,368 
562 

126,503 

70,737 

7,218 

25 

3,213 

13,613 

13,112 

217,944 

96 

92,828 

90,195 

104,224 

3,105 

47,495 


Dollars. 

112,640 

66 

32;318 
3,812 
7,157 

18,770 
2 401 

23,747 
158,340 

64,770 

296,606 

267,230 

2,357 

77,399 


Dollars. 

225,175 

282 

49,860 
22,880 
794 
3,429 
7,393 
7,827 
2,176 
200,878 


Dollars. 

383,921 

2,086 

117,263 

78,767 

30! 127 

7,015 

220 

102,819 


Dollars. 

471,485 


Pigs, bars, ingots, etc free. .lbs. . 

Fish: 

Cod, haddock, hake, etc dut. . lbs. . 

Herring pickled or salted dut. .lbs.. 

Salmon, pickled or salted.... dut.. lbs.. 


1,236 

118,118 
68,980 
3,823 


Another S^^^l'- 












14,354 

7,415 

243 


























Hides and skins, other than furffreclbs.. 


1,539,458 

850 

92,830 

275, 493 

18,697 


1,059,606 

64,820 
468,088 
50, 139 


1,406,883 


575,733 


1,248,583 


260,341 


Iron ore dut.. tons.. 

Oils: Animal dut. .galls. . 

Ores: Sulphur ore as pyrites, etc.free. .tons. . 


5,400 
386,753 
54,745 


35,905 
547,226 
52,453 


117,785 
546,179 
29,805 


5,400 
165,359 
334,846 

2,483 
155,487 


35,905 

150, 477 

331,362 

4,715 


117,785 
138,446 
184, 133 














80,963 


























440,798 
427,440 


618,002 
528,287 


885,213 
299,016 


918,178 
446,766 


962,901 








































868,238 


1,146,289 


1,184,229 


1,364,944 


1,478,259 















EXPORTS TO. 



Domestic Exports. 












1,085 
3,798 
11,877 

455,208 
71,125 
70,530 
48,311 
15,712 

22,335 
43,335 
73,359 

37,116 
18,932 

9,622 
18,132 

9,183 

38,950 
110,665 
69,041 

64,153 
16,589 
24,627 

227, 172 
370,640 
39,026 
145,518 
25,332 
56,236 
6,511 

4; 009 

83,822 
7,364 
13,914 
15, 449 
9,370 


1,582 
4,739 
11,900 

473,760 
74,694 
8,101 
53,826 
51,529 

36,319 
41,458 
67,225 

41,822 
31,906 
11,232 
28,341 
14, 196 

54.216 
142,099 
86,580 

17!271 
10,571 

195, 133 
395,676 
72,719 
88,607 
17,335 
32,606 
7,268 
7,886 
392 

100,330 
4,404 
13,612 
17,177 
7,100 

563 
38, 102 
5,920 

51,060 

12! 937 
83,882 
110,315 


3,070 
8,035 
14,754 

126,464 
78,325 
11,111 
53,143 
71,781 

58,368 
52,602 
110,046 

40,483 
25,258 
13,963 
39,977 
25,332 

49,610 
110,874 
79,878 

84,218 
25,773 
16,977 

232,559 
339,642 

48,368 
107, 160 

18, 196 

59,975 
9,998 

13,316 

41062 
13,927 
24,345 

9,459 


606 
8,679 

400,260 

5i217 
35,083 
44,040 

49,689 
59,838 

45,357 
14, 476 

33! 840 
24,085 

101:320 
83,731 

107,348 
26,616 
21,720 

307,567 
356,574 
59,794 
172,982 
63,218 
31,696 
9,041 
16,961 
1,959 

85,490 

301805 
28,768 

385 

139,372 

6,200 

48,248 
46,012 
17,676 
56,332 
143,097 


228 






























Breadstufis: 

Wheat flour bbls. . 


116,904 


113,621 


26,164 


98,623 


98,916 






























45,354 


Coal tons. . 

Cotton, manufactures of: 

Cloths yds.. 


3,810 
238,637 


11,731 
471,336 


18,267 
772, 129 


12,876 
475,620 


20,388 
476,321 


69,207 
45,575 














85,528 
73, 486 


Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses, man- 
























32 984 




























28,646 
26,265 














Iron and steel, manufactures of: 






















. 




123,411 














92,507 

125,911 
23,021 
22,357 

266,880 
352,514 
40: 426 
172,755 
13,051 
46,753 


Leather, and manufactures of: 

Sole lbs.. 

Boots and shoes pairs.. 


347,243 
15,505 


444,842 
15,943 


461,709 
25,704 


559,705 
26,967 


636,584 
21,985 


Meat and dairy products: 

Beef, salted or pickled lbs.. 

Bacon, hams, and pork lbs. . 

Lard lbs.. 

Oleo and oleomargarine lbs. . 

Butter lbs. . 


3,689,890 
3,895,779 

359,279 
1,507,233 

130,254 


4,127,750 

5,129,950 

844,845 

1,156,415 

99,826 


4.539,950 
4,565,218 

585,113 
1,240,503 

103,652 


5,784,435 
4,689,341 

684,715 
1,789,794 

298,513 


5,274,470 

4,190,243 

427, 184 

1,817,678 

63,339 














12,356 




























731 


Oils: 

Minerals, refined galls. . 

Vegetable— Cotton-seed galls. . 


852,285 
14,760 


908,443 
10,519 


947,862 
13,044 


978,509 
2,660 


1,081,431 
3,055 


89, 103 
1,730 
24,482 














31,403 
















Sugar, molasses, and confectionery: 




3,155 
1,174,760 




2,035 
4,455,881 






Sugar, refined lbs . . 


386,562 


2,457,164 


3,899,253 


14,775 
5,058 

30,611 
38,366 
8,581 
73,623 
91,978 


92,463 

16,815 
46,643 
12,375 
66,793 
127,821 


145,891 


Tobacco, and manufactures of: 

Leaf lbs.. 


343,789 


466,036 


116,325 


277,320 


515,315 


47,467 


Vegetables 












15, 423 














42,355 














103,536 




























2,507,829 


2,641,246 
6,538 


2,436,717 
12,708 


2,962,779 
1,518 


2,917,313 














3,036 




























2,509,415 


2,647,784 


2,449,425 


2,964,297 


2,920,349 

















COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



159 



Commerce of the United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 to 1907, by Principal Articles — Con- 

PARAGUAY. 
IMPORTS FROM. 



ARTICLES. 


a..KTXTI.S. 


V...ES. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 














Dollars. 


Dollars. 
266 
150 


Dollars. 

2,205 


Dollars. 
750 


Dollars. 




















































416 


2,205 


750 





















EXPORTS TO. 



Domestic Exports. 












5,792 


8,368 
1,590 
11, 375 


8,670 


24,994 

47 

26,876 


97,562 


























7,229 


30,460 


74,427 


























13,021 


21,333 


39, 130 


51,917 



















PEBU. 

IMPORTS FROM. 



Articles, the growth, etc., of the United 












6,092 


2,324 

403,902 
89,202 


5,460 

370,935 
225,412 


25,142 


21,619 


Chemicals, drugs, and dyes: 




12,616 


9,585 




9,977 








2,265 

2,326 

239,979 

42 

200 


434,746 


179,043 


Another f/^;; 














1,177,255 
360 

23 


916,218 
27,350 

21 


294,320 
10,901 

48 






195,821 
2,685 


62,968 
1,065 






Cofiee free. -lbs. . 

Ore free. .tons. . 

Pigs, bars, Ingots, plates, old, and other 


100 

47 

604 

2,867,506 

3,604 

868,844 

4,611 

107,985 

94,593 

36,371,943 

910,240 


269 

3,500 

7,635,932 

4,088,669 

15,475 

870, 131 

9,267 

165,246 

264, 793 

35,200,180 

1,365,843 


1,464 

97 
430,087 
39,828 
264,893 
535 
79,351 
2,280 
757,356 
286,028 
133,128 


39 

35,845 


Cotton, raw free. .lbs. . 


3,927,372 
10,001 
747,836 
89,909 
210,899 
95,947 
88,848,044 
434; 380 


3,069,048 

1,127! 349 
33, 656 
103,907 

48,671^777 
726,370 


2,719,439 
21,780 

94; 974 
174, 781 
108,746 

1^081; 525 


476,571 

234; 407 
11,809 
105,522 
2,374 
1,517,514 
148,936 
84,339 


455, 738 
89,272 

375,549 
4,435 
72,076 
17,364 

860,605 

280,256 
99, 738 


398,531 
273,988 
244, 740 
14, 626 
119,297 
1,760 
1,018,208 
321,118 
92,869 


614,535 
179, 126 


Hides and skins, other than fur Jfree. .lbs. . 

skins \dut.-lbs.. 

India rubber free. .lbs. . 

Lead: In ore and base bullion dut . .lbs. . 

Sugar, not above No. 16 D. S dut.. lbs.. 

Wool, unmanufactured dut. .lbs. . 


258, 767 
11569 
147,816 
12,967 
681,202 
423,858 
120,502 


























1,134,286 
1, 766, 378 


1, 656, 711 
1,243,204 


1,709,606 
1,443,358 


1,282,517 
1, 172, 426 




Total dutiable 












1,236,228 


























2,900,664 


2,899,915 


3,152,964 


2,454,943 
















' 



EXPORTS TO. 



Domestic Exports. 
Agricultural implements 












20,299 
15,257 

. 179,348 

249,504 

2,251 

3,138 

1,613 

74,863 
47, 708 
21,549 
29, 826 

64! 052 
6,031 

94,038 

7,309 
18, 616 

5,089 
10,920 
16, 472 

6,187 
36,855 

44^785 

39, 755 
80, 161 

11,771 
89, 894 

334. 401 
54, 453 

103. 402 


33,726 
12,627 

157,324 

32,626 

3,506 

139 

1,469 
151,548 

80,054 
44; 345 
34,684 
34,940 

80, 166 
73,862 
8,757 

109, 060 

15,530 
17,951 
5,359 
8,464 
12, 836 
17, 304 
60, 735 
14, 124 
163,332 

109!937 

90,802 
83, 474 

740,522 
93, 446 

197.349 


43,832 
12,628 

254, 442 

13, 790 

3,359 

69 

1,041 
134,389 

74,284 
45,297 
25,851 
15,940 

74,' 034 
14,900 

84, 676 

11,369 
18,842 
5,962 
7,169 
21, 145 
6,754 
20, 028 
25,010 
118, 101 

120,271 
99,725 

143,062 

565! 854 
95,246 
247.439 


42,830 
19,160 

420,366 
273,246 

'127 

1,881 
194,631 

100,299 
56,160 
13, 762 
21, 777 

59,994 
37,922 
14,881 

66,577 

20, 342 
17,580 
14,527 
11,756 
21, 175 
4,933 
66,211 

219; 648 

1251906 

78, 619 
121, 377 
673,951 

74, 632 
402.723 


















Breadstufls: 

Wheat flour bbls.. 

All other 


51,848 


30,029 


65,256 


113,238 


91,512 


322,849 














^1;592 


Candles lbs.. 

Cars, carriages, other vehicles, and parts of: 


40,300 


998 


560 


1,370 


160 


15 


All other 














Chemicals, drugs, dyes, and medicines: 














Another.'. . 








































29! 893 


Cotton, manufactures of: 
Cloths- 
Colored yds.. 

Uncolored yds. . 


799,567 
1,180,366 


1,115,710 
1,091,098 


1,067,831 
1,145,701 


969,257 
434,542 


803, 165 
870,806 


58,581 
61,778 
35,433 


Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses, man- 












Fish: 

Salmon, canned lbs. . 


89,440 


214,982 


151,832 


269,858 


551, 160 


40,431 


Another 












14,531 


Fruits and nuts 








































Gunpowder and other explosives 












































554 


563 


2,552 


961 


794 






155, 289 


Machinery, machines, and parts of— 




























Another . 












959,245 










2,843,843 


2,010,950 




All other iron and steel 








623,304 



1 Quantity not stated prior to July 1, 1905. 



160 



COIi'MERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Commerce of the United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 to 1907, by Principal Articles — Con. 

PERU— Continued. 
EXPORTS TO— Continued. 



ARTICLES. 


QUANTITIES. 


VALUES. 


1908 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Domestic Exports— Continued. 
Jewelry, and manufactures of gold and 












Dollars. 
7,531 
13,061 
35,887 

26,907 
48,778 
29,621 

24,675 

66,330 
23,639 
13,006 

18, 126 
22,052 

35', 895 

34; 852 
3,886 
7,325 

72, 611 

197,448 
28,718 

197,287 
23,203 
14,086 

137, 402 


Dollars. 
10,860 
17,213 
40,774 

46,296 
135,922 
24,963 

19,389 
25,238 

116, 122 
32,127 
7,573 

21,604 
25,919 

5, 102 
39,320 

6,871 
49, 197 

2,416 

3,727 

125,922 

361,844 
18,707 
93, 156 
381739 
23,386 

139, 122 


Dollars. 
12,697 
17,662 
56,465 

72^769 
30,548 

31,481 
24,564 

83,363 
41,200 
12, 732 

40,657 
27,203 
13,605 
31,016 

32', 788 
2,860 
4,077 

46,804 

217,720 
24,727 
72,948 
58,094 
18,984 

156, 443 


Dollars. 
4,130 
11,787 
78,062 

24,529 
205, 789 
57, 141 

31,227 
14,620 

112,724 
48, 106 
17,252 

30,207 
22,218 
13,941 
44,656 
6,565 
57,603 

5; 458 

66, 195 

313, 361 
26, 379 

130,655 
41,563 
22,368 

189,513 


Dollars. 
7,275 














14, 526 
















Meat and dairy products: 

Tallow 

Lard 


..lbs.. 
..lbs.. 


428, 106 
454,760 


882,906 
1,507,818 


762,554 
920,785 


485, 413 
2,453,043 


495, 788 
2,428,049 


27,696 
229,309 
94,532 


Naval stores: 

Rosin, tar, pitch, etc 

Turpentine, spirits of 

Mineral- 
Illuminating 

Lubricating 


.bbls.. 
.galls.. 

.galls., 
.galls.. 


11,081 
19,835 

626,230 
96; 222 


7,087 
39,825 

915,060 
158,020 


9,265 
45, 401 

646,025 
193,022 


7,716 
21,255 

879,841 
224,610 


6,128 

45,472 

672, 430 
197,000 


26,798 
31,588 

89,984 
44,327 


Printing paper 


lbs 


748,541 


983, 176 


1,992,842 


1,471,693 


801,998 


16,877 


ParafBn and paraffin wax 


lbs 


45,700 


82, 111 


208, 124 


211,705 


523,976 


33,643 
43, 487 
91427 


























46, 416 


Stationery: Pens, pencils, muciiage. 




























17,984 


Wood, and manufactures of: 












90,856 


Boards, deals, and planks.. 


.Mft.. 


16, 356 


26, 749 


20,322 


24,609 


34,041 


551,207 




























62, 252 














29, 618 












































2,968,283 
3,128 


3,955,408 
5,952 


3,646,110 
11,115 


4,824,625 
8,682 


6,061,605 






























Total exports of merchandise 












2,971,411 


3,961,360 


3,657,225 


4,833,307 



















SANTO DOMINGO. 

IMPORTS FROM. 



Articles, the growth, etc., of the United 












2,990 


3,672 
169 

6,349 

3; 042 

598,379 

53,279 

4,906 

298,586 

50,474 

26,760 

8)982 

1,750,145 

45,544 

34,945 


4,475 


5,221 








2,127 




::::;:::::: 


6,303 




Chemicals, drugs, and dyes: 








20,425 

2,581 

311,513 

20,864 

8,080 

127, 191 

58,721 

37,579 

4,897 

2,107,428 

86, 255 

45, 152 


11,811 

1,546 

627,931 

79,031 

1,033 

283,950 

59, 451 

16, 137 

4,063 

3, 490, 933 

47,351 

35,897 


21,424 

1,559 

728,456 

27,658 

1,029 

259,936 

65,483 

23,278 

820 

1,871,608 

56,874 

22, 992 


13 116 
















Cocoa, crude, and shells of free., bs.. 

Coffee free..bs.. 

Copper: Pigs, bars, ingots, etc. . .free. . bs. . 


2, 608, .356 
225,645 


5,243,651 
587,431 
47; 969 


5,730,534 
904,403 
19,332 


7,316,400 

287,516 

9,669 


9,902,942 
219,447 
26,249 


1,333,091 

17,237 

4,090 

361,719 

16; 075 

746 

1,441,125 

32, 717 


Hides and sMns, other than fur /free. lbs. . 

skins \dut..lbs.. 

Honev dut. .galls. . 

Sugar.not above No. 16 D. S dut.. lbs.. 


170,781 

339; 484 

16,517 

112,988,775 


167,347 

265,296 

31,101 

95,790,189 


193,803 

150,097 

13 566 

109,111,269 


189,732 

210,684 

2,320 

96,845,109 


193, 100 

141,524 

2,606 

73,591,126 








































670,666 
2,163,010 


1,096,017 
1; 789; 415 


1,142,023 
3, 522, 186 


1,182,553 
1,903,785 


1,879,971 








































2,833,676 


2,885,432 


4,664,209 


3,086,338 


3 370,899 

















EXPORTS TO. 



Domestic Exports. 












1,066 
9,216 
3,042 
2,522 

185,590 
8,177 
7,597 
3,600 
4,193 
2,954 

10,698 
17,571 
20,256 

208,904 
98, 486 

9; 346 


1,531 
2,231 
1,650 
1,136 

188,476 
10, 108 
8,511 
3; 486 
4,265 
4,308 

10,654 
16,429 
19, 159 

264,043 
131,111 
11,663 
36,513 


4,025 
11, 164 
2,210 
1,892 

205,311 
11,745 
10, 431 
6,350 
2,939 
14,188 

11,504 
20,888 
19,465 

240,211 
85,389 
8,216 
19, 159 


2,122 
5,391 
5,671 
3,867 

247,286 
9,415 
14,001 
14,508 

25; 698 

37)250 
29, 145 

231,893 
68, 728 
15,092 
10,923 






























6 484 














7 002 


Breadstuffs: 

Wheat flour bbls. . 


41,848 


39,681 


36,508 


51,500 


61,786 


274,642 
4 904 


All other . . . 












16,601 
9 282 














Candles lbs.. 


39, 111 


39,509 


27,377 


35,678 


38,562 


4,350 
21 882 


Chemicals, drugs, dyes, and medicines: 














All other 












32 573 


Coal tons.. 

Cloths- 
Colored yds.. 

Uncolored yds. . 


4,716 

3,902,974 
1,921,303 


5,149 

4,632,274 
2,059,278 


5,171 

4,315,870 
1,431,175 


7,111 

4,425,700 
985,545 


6,814 

8,224,770 
2,240,041 


i;io8 

481, 179 
128, 403 


Another::.....:;;::;::;::::::;::;;:;;: 












13,818 



COMMERCIAL MIERICA IN 1907. 



161 



Commerce ofthe United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 to 1907, by Principal Articles — Con. 

SANTO DOMINGO— Continued. 
EXPORTS TO— Continued. 



ARTICLES. 


QUANTITIES. 


VALUES. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


190.3 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Domestic Exports — Continued. 
Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses, 












Dollars. 
12,763 

16,539 
9,040 
3,191 
2,165 
8 417 
9; 027 
5,497 

15,088 

5,060 

13,704 
28,165 

7,538 
29,326 
31,686 

4,122 

5,644 
33,160 
5,692 

18,490 
13,198 
9,129 
39,916 
10,028 

4; 154 
1,339 
8,727 

59,644 

8,168 
75,081 

5 062 
10,838 
40,862 

492 
2,335 
15,147 

26,805 

22|898 
55,926 


Dollars. 
13,798 

14,501 
15, 132 
4 463 
3,262 
5^2 
22,816 
4,019 

15,967 

7,790 

13,273 
38,315 
10,920 
30,833 
46,220 
4; 125 

6,846 
35,629 
51558 

23,160 
12, 964 

29-164 
8; 031 

10,422 
3,723 
2,947 
8,503 

81,035 

10, 150 
78,548 
5,270 
10,085 
31,920 

329 
2,758 
16,832 

26,632 
4; 506 
24,206 
47,915 


Dollars. 

17,621 
15,756 
5,032 
5,418 
4,267 
3,332 
8,920 

25,063 

13,816 

21,717 

■ 12; 986 
49, 651 
65, 474 
5,082 

16,221 
73,000 
10,474 

33, 426 
11,926 

4,481 
27, 125 

6,307 

13,350 
7,437 
3,275 

12,571 

76,826 

9,784 
72,722 

3i;464 

2,095 
9,893 
13, 275 

35,039 
8,871 
34,936 
51,484 


Dollars. 
17,965 

20,404 
19,819 
6,803 

101851 
27,260 
14,798 

57', 329 
9,246 
46,256 
52,940 
51822 

66|733 
18,822 

46,042 
17, 109 

8,750 
38,625 

8,965 

61708 
5,262 
20,554 

78,855 

10, 209 
88, 745 
10, 425 
15,898 
29, 555 

17, 950 
18,529 
28; 773 

37,231 
15,770 
43,349 
100,440 


Dollars. 
21,542 

9,546 
7,694 


Fish: 

Dried, smoked, or cured— 

Cod, haddock, hake, and pollock, 
. . lbs 


451,843 
332,091 


414,653 
482,738 


496,588 
496,831 


570,000 
638:717 


264,311 
197, 753 


Herring lbs. . 




























7;234 














18, 931 
34, 774 














Iron and steel, manufactures of: 


























Steam engines, boilers, and parts of 












47,795 
60,068 


AU°o^hlr 














311,715 
1,253,463 


519,830 
1,360,016 


649,906 
2,257,237 


403,250 
2, 146, 148 


596,977 
2,601,166 


15,414 


Wire lbs.. 


60,752 
70, 516 
8 655 














Leather, and manufactures of: 












23,465 


Boots and shoes pairs. . 


36,460 


36, 737 


68,783 


59, 102 


65,977 


88,021 
26,272 

34, 137 
18,555 
10,763 
52,209 


Meat and dairy products : 
Meat products- 

TaUow lbs.. 

Bacon and hams lbs.. 

Pork, salted or pickled lbs. . 

Lard lbs.. 


360, 111 
98,014 
96,870 

396,999 


506,022 
96,928 
58,000 

360,787 


689,975 

661100 
330,761 


935, 221 
129, 154 
110,620 
430,661 


540,475 
131, 108 
125,000 
518,515 


Dairy products- 


76,313 
31,613 


69, 146 
29,543 


82,025 
59,690 


116,388 
48,945 


118,828 
56,356 




Cheese lbs.. 

Milk 


11! 117 














17,463 


Oils: 

Mineral, retoed— 

Illuminating galls. . 

Lubricating and heavy paraflSn 
galls.. 


492,501 
27,596 


622,562 
36,336 


590,878 
29, 513 


626, 745 
35,608 


586,925 
53,853 


79,623 

11,964 
131 957 














11,942 
17, 913 


























30, 191 


Sugar and confectionery: 

Sugar, refined lbs.. 


9,995 


6,746 


40,620 


577, 534 


952,408 


29,705 
23,087 
19,737 

57, 179 
12 889 














Lumber- 
Boards, deals, planks, joists, and 

scantUng Mft.. 

Shooks 


1,701 


1,710 


2,204 


2,027 


2,409 




























104, 199 




























1,281,807 
89,951 


1,450,391 
93,363 


1,581,223 
85, 566 


1,890,803 
127,448 


2, 413, 684 
96, 133 








































1,371,758 


1,543,754 


1,666,789 


2,018,251 
















' ' 



URUGUAY. 

IMPORTS FROM. 



Bones, horns, and hoofs, unmanufactured 












60,038 
28,223 


33,587 


47,516 


85,894 






























15,908 

61,501 

105,870 

6,264 

1,118,875 

22; 376 
289,543 


36,198 
61,222 
141,449 
40,652 
1,488,636 

10, 471 

1,263,792 

68,920 


28,516 

29,273 

157,064 

8,494 

1,413,505 

. 4,235 
848, 443 
136, 146 




















44,443 

212,786 

10,729 

2,467,700 

2,287 
19,880 
135,546 
















107, 110 


Hides and skins, other than furffree..lbs.. 

skins \dut . . lbs. . 

Hide cuttings, raw, and other glue stock 


105,370 
16,166,095 


69,790 
7,088,138 


266,495 
8,669,059 


8,286i411 


7,894)544 


57,911 
1,548,022 

11,872 

1,178,267 

135, 380 


Wool, unmanufactured dut. .lbs. . 

All other free and dutiable articles.. 


107,313 


112,208 


5,774,872 


3,833,863 


4,933,508 




























332,707 
2,648,925 


230,649 
1,413,764 


302,305 
2,856,551 


325, 473 
2,386,097 
















2,893,023 




























2,981,632 


1,644,413 


3,158,856 


2,711,570 


3, 160, 891 

















32277—08 11 



162 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Commerce of the United States with o 



R American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 t 
URUGUAY— Continued . 
EXPORTS TO. 



1907, BY Principal Articles — Con. 



ARTICLES. 


QUANTITIES. 


VALUES. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Domestic Exports. 












Dollars. 

135,560 

7,114 

6,199 

27,640 

8,777 

86,775 

92,965 
3,699 
6,615 

6^266 
6; 169 

83,406 

25,310 
42,586 

2; 681 
9,505 
24,631 

1,509 
1,215 
2,222 

41,341 
22,246 

328,615 
30,265 
110, 158 
7,077 
17,299 
3,524 
9,057 
10,968 
1,691 

167,219 
32,149 
9,912 
46,778 


Dollars. 

171,842 

13,684 

3,498 

3,269 
13, 129 

36,745 
10,445 

51,002 
5,230 

123,079 
4,167 
3,553 
1,793 
71,759 
6,774 

45,652 

29,883 
72,856 
301,247 
2,022 
7,948 
20,985 

964 

928 

4,607 

76,520 
20,855 

421,340 
11,210 
96,930 
8,006 
24,857 
3,064 
11,252 
6,105 
746 

316,373 
69,289 
13,901 
42,538 


Dollars. 

114,400 

5,079 

4,748 

1,852 
11,143 

43,581 
22,390 

7; 145 

10', 244 
6,768 
4,653 
29,801 
25,301 

105,833 

62, 199 

59,747 

177,268 

2,324 

30; 552 

665 

832 

1,221 

118,741 
19,295 

377,623 
15,755 
81,718 
7,921 
28,344 
4,080 
8,818 
i;700 
530 

300, 157 
40,569 
20,585 
40,719 


Dollars. 

258,552 

6,469 

6,957 

1,511 
53,945 

99,063 
40,018 

100,314 
17,862 

117,786 
12,711 

24^949 
32,368 

80,597 

106,902 
119,040 
144,585 
5; 235 
13,585 
78,612 

1,531 

442 

2,687 

112,051 
26,900 

541,689 
25,511 

112,219 
10,285 
40,968 

22^;?^^ 

5,036 
2,332 

62; 495 
39,931 
93,591 


Dollars. 














8 930 
















Cars, carriages, other vehicles, and parts of: 












2,862 
172,485 














Chemicals, drugs, dyes, and medicines: 


























Cloths yds.. 


1,130,654 


600,608 


955,529 


999,313 


526,901 


55,507 
14, 102 

110, 197 














Fish 


























Glucose or grape sugar lbs. . 


91,699 


94,449 


242,380 


177,783 


372,833 


8,551 














42; 807 
67,369 
82,562 


Iron and steel, manufactures of: 

Wire lbs.. 

Machinery, machines, and parts of— 


3,453,118 


1,814,129 


4,198,701 


3,317,494 


3,116,775 


























220I457 
51882 
12,119 
89,248 

2,004 
6,974 

80,666 
24,747 

626,966 
33,386 

140,084 
12,444 
53 136 


Jewelry, and manufactures of gold and silver 


































Meat and dairy products: 

Lard lbs.. 


13,740 


10,955 


8,686 


17,645 


6,250 














Naval stores: 

Rosin bbls.. 

Turpentine, spirits of galls. . 

Oils: 

Mineral— 

lUuminating gaUs.. 

AU other... gaUs.. 

Vegetable-Cotton-seed gaUs. . 


20,341 
40,100 

3,027,675 
207,492 
231,956 


27,209 
. 34,740 

3,185,700 
51,630 
225,382 


33; 600 

2,918,600 
87; 315 
228,840 


25,032 
40; 265 

4,286,600 
141,986 
306,825 


371957 

4,875,966 
199,076 
288,418 








































191313 
5,468 
2,824 

743,594 
47 530 


Tobacco : Leaf lbs. . 

Varnish galls.. 

Wood, manufactures of: 

Boards, deals, planks, joists, and 

scantling Mft.. 

All other 


114,039 
1,404 


64,945 
561 

20,336 


15,659 
580 

20,838 


55,530 
1,915 

22,331 


61,042- 
2,309 

31,592 




























107, 528 


























1,486,165 
18,934 


2,130,047 
5,274 


1,985,473 
5,221 


2,831,284 
74,289 


3,332,652 








































1,505,099 


2,135,321 


1,990,694 


2,905,573 


3,412,785 















VENEZUELA. 

IMPORTS FROM. 



Articles, the growth, etc., of the United 












1,069 
45,677 
22,337 

57,292 

3,666,722 

2; 026 


4,340 
156,621 
14,533 


7,319 
106,723 
104,766 


7,976 

100,000 

77,853 

267 

496,890 

5,542,529 

1,530 

960 

16,635 

533,963 

1,027,368 

121,231 

12,274 

11,318 

367 

83,540 


3,621 


Asphaltum, crude dut..tons.. 


10,291 


37,425 


21,595 


20,000 


33,921 


169,278 














'l78 


Cocoa, crude, and leaves and shells of 

free.. lbs.. 

Cofiee free.. lbs.. 

Copper: Pigs, bars, ingots, etc free. .lbs. . 


401,728 

45,123,660 

28,703 


2,035,690 

62,634,279 

30, 105 


3,547,856 

54,507,410 

27,066 


62|796',278 
20,838 


3,788,123 

59,994,303 

31,451 


255,376 

4,946,269 

i;585 


381,076 

4,526,036 

2,156 

127 

37,457 

1,079|311 
228,455 

48,997 

2,064 

1,929 

113,540 


591,731 

5,212,549 

3,337 




863 

1,435,254 

6,569,730 

2,397 


1,677,257 

5,509,739 

94,826 


2,926 

1,729,046 

6,553,927 

444,056 


1,109 

1,972,309 

6,051,239 

162,041 




12,945 

418,429 

1,010,616 

1,262 

13,958 


14,070 
448,089 
832,913 

44, 767 

24,937 

659 

2,343 

131,846 




Hides and skins, other than furffreclbs.. 
skins tdut..lbs.. 


1,882,146 

4,495,117 

190,368 


522,999 
891,346 


Wood: Unmanufactuired— 


20,700 














3,729 


Wool, unmanufactured dut. .lbs. . 


19,365 


36,407 


29,108 


6,569 


34,232 


1,174 
65,060 


1,979 
154,833 




























4,231,021 
1,087,548 


5,795,884 
1,082,464 


5,844,442 
1,265,408 


6,876,052 
1,158,649 


6,698,329 














1,153,885 




























5,318,569 


6,878,348 


7,109,850 


8,034,701 


7,852,214 

















COM^IERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



163 



Commerce of the United States with o 



R American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 to 1907, by Principal Articles — Con. 

VENEZUELA— Continued. 
EXPORTS TO. 



ARTICLES. 


QUANTITIES. 


VXI..ES. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Domestic Exports. 












Dollars. 
1,386 
5,717 

19,350 

276 

285,799 

11,799 

4,012 

268 
7,570 

33,332 

10^421 

302,462 
179,251 
17,890 

65,021 
13,384 
6,850 
3; 127 
8,750 
i;085 


Dollars. 

21; 759 

37,077 

155 

541,245 

15,118 

7,301 

620 
24,459 

70,547 
101,236 

263,943 
235,068 
48,069 

118,874 
351314 
18,287 
7,374 
18,594 
21,832 
31 

69,641 

26,930 

62; 492 
56,165 
148,230 
4,890 
7,912 
78,876 
1,869 

44,593 
346,924 
88,076 

30,905 
9,826 

151,816 
8,320 
10,970 
19,103 
38,448 
27,733 
3,123 
7,318 
4,128 
10,042 

8,729 
34,302 
4,408 
4,715 

16,206 

9; 194 
7,492 


Dollars. 
2,010 
23,820 

22,402 
118,533 
654,557 

17,671 
3,672 

618 
9,792 

69,076 
62,806 

276,499 
139,344 
22,251 

75,005 
15,113 
17,487 
8,296 
18,050 
17,414 
422 

110,593 

23,670 
11,925 
72,863 
64,873 
220,109 

6|l20 
63,961 
2,792 

39,567 
298,256 
66,112 
28,901 

30,555 

138,333 
7,026 
9,065 
16,449 
43,569 
16,118 
2,737 
7,276 
3,240 
10,263 

8,816 
38,867 

3,222 
13,168 

14,489 
22,432 
32,661 
5,054 
140,852 


Dollars. 
2,181 
17,605 

30,153 

877 

596,556 

18,143 

4,513 

12,826 

66,695 
68,736 
13,085 

329,250 
69,296 
31,099 

79,103 

14; 231 
9,031 

13,928 
9,294 

774 

85,211 

25, 107 
34,041 
125,231 
66,735 
249,419 
4,272 
7,963 
77,331 
3,640 

50,504 
369,491 
113,246 

22,222 

37,295 
7,002 

130,337 

12 i960 
19,434 
39,465 
16,708 
2,565 
7,064 
2,579 

6,704 
29, 191 
3,029 
6,116 

17,553 
29,133 
36,960 
10,995 
143,720 


Dollars. 
10,465 
16,110 

38,904 
299 

275,654 














BreadstufEs: 

Bread and biscuit lbs. . 

Com bush. . 

Wheat flour .. . .bbls . 


311,077 

403 

75,940 


578,654 

230 

128,910 


371,426 
181,530 
128,571 


455,573 

1,242 

132,834 


694,687 

501 

68,865 




Candles lbs.. 

Cars, carriages, other vehicles, and parts of: 


35,930 


66,221 


32,714 


41,056 


41,127 


41811 
1,502 


a5 other .^.. .:::::::::::::::::::: 












ChemicaJs, drugs, dyes, and medicines: 












88,373 
72,964 

287,699 
123,064 
28,397 














Coal tons . . 

Cloths- 
Colored yds.. 

Uncolored yds. . 


2,270 

6,890,100 
2,794,815 


1,450 

5,690,995 
3,356,399 


1,704 

5,567,331 
2,036,018 


3,129 

5,537,813 
878,110 


1,817 

4,703,829 
1,581,757 


Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses, man- 
ufactures of: 

Cordage lbs. . 


734,400 


1,351,133 


864,529 


888,298 


997,600 


92,226 
28,326 




























10,987 
12 961 
































2 


31 


39 


3 




Instruments and apparatus for scientific 




25,778 

8,070 
18,402 
29,409 
15,435 
65,361 
867 

36,' 234 
1,062 

30,138 
243,675 
78,579 
12,218 

20,586 
4,116 

86,507 
5,313 
6,135 
6,762 

16,578 
9,288 
1,184 
4,982 
1,131 
6,382 

2,267 

17,233 

973 

9,516 

4,010 
2,221 
6,097 
1,447 
50,685 


182,279 
28,993 


Iron and steel, manufactures of: 

Machinery, machines, and parts of— 


























All other 












78,713 
74,994 


Wire lbs.. 


639,353 


2,396,371 


2,813,421 


2,894,641 


2,883,633 














1,378 
6,542 






































535 


Meat and dairy products: 


217,867 

2,467,088 

486,237 


335,235 

4,170,144 
619,472 


351,066 

4,046,039 

461,304 


419,899 

4,721,379 

706,973 


331,793 

2,317,792 

367,680 


45,787 
221,146 
53,345 


Lard lbs.. 

Butter lbs . . 


Naval stores: 

Rosin bbls.. 

Turpentine, spirits of galls . . 

Oils: 

Mineral- 
Illuminating galls.. 

AU other gaUs.. 

Vegetable . 


5,599 
7,206 

825,059 
19,568 


9,607 
15,299 

1,263,622 
26,677 


8,440 
11,866 

1,259,776 
27,651 


9,478 
10,251 

1,236,512 
54,040 


9,813 
12,473 

1,422,441 
35; 068 


43,660 
8,151 

157,012 
10,057 
17,799 


























57,796 
15 471 














Plated ware 














Soap 












5,260 






























Tobacco, and manufactures of: 

Leaf lbs.. 


7,655 


43,548 


45,521 


30,206 


18,370 


5,448 
44,975 


^ll^lSies:;::::-:-;-:;:;:;:;::;:::;;^^:: 


1,064 


.4,592 


3,498 


3,310 


3,488 


3,240 
7,819 


Lumber- 
Boards, deals, and planks M ft. . 

All other . 


193 


693 


549 


450 


900 


26,991 
20 235 
















All other 












7,174 


AH other articles 












161 504 




























1,855,914 
22,288 


3,117,921 
47,544 


3; 164, 693 


3,218,301 
39,832 


2,979,224 
45,405 






































1,878,202 


3,165,465 


3,213,575 


3,258,133 


3,024,629 















"WEST INDIES, BRITISH. 

IMPORTS FROM. 



Articles, the growth etc., of the United 












127, 116 

353,289 
13,714 


138,755 

326,391 
42,2,32 

11, 193 


145,061 

378, 669 
18,608 

11,310 
384 


147,817 

184,951 
47,979 

14,065 
19 


126 993 


Asphaltum and bitumen: 

Crude dut. .tons. . 

Rock, dried, or advanced ..dut.. tons.. 
Brass: 

Old brass, clippings, etc free. .lbs. . 

Manufactures of dut . . 


128,026 
1,107 

205,886 


105,748 
153,401 


85,968 
1,722 

148,903 


48,842 
3,785 

176, 174 


2|989 
163,289 


250,058 
31, 186 

17,263 



164 

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COlNiMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 

ier American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 to 1907, by Principal Articles — Con. 
WEST INDIES, BKITISH-Continued. 
IMPORTS FROM-Continued. 



ARTICLES. 


QUANTITIES. 




1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Chemicals, drugs, and dyes: 












Dollars. 
250,323 
156,039 
304,701 

2,580,886 
238,864 
15,990 


Dollars. 
227, 413 
175,975 
81,017 
1,486 
2,754,018 
197,257 

' 34 

165,337 


Dollars. 
93, 119 

176, 876 
102,033 

2,450,439 
119,871 
25,065 


Dollars. 
166, 178 
207,520 
78,972 

2,818,158 
163,816 
29,226 

225,231 


Dollars. 


Extracts and decoctions of dut. . 


i, 798, 645 


1,651,720 


1,577,368 


1,864,894 


1,982,416 


214,' 336 
225,897 


















Cocoa, crude, and shells of free. .lbs. . 

Coffee free.. lbs.. 

Copper: Pigs, bars, ingots, etc... free. .lbs.. 


21,277,647 

3,109,784 

167,532 


22,397,269 

2,534,824 

160,161 

1,102 


20,910,459 

1,418,321 

294,153 


25,933,087 

1,928,654 

262,962 


23,144,905 

1,616,538 

292,631 


3,708,390 
156,351 
39,228 


Sisal grass free. . tons . . 


1,210 


1,294 
15 


1,684 


2,285 


196,315 


188,880 
2,085 

3,245,536 

269, 194 

897 

158,601 

250,761 

842 

93,261 

7 544 

128 

26,314 
1,396 

45,271 

13,348 
422, 155 

49, 131 
276,378 

24,813 

1,626,078 

13, 120 

1,634 

10, 193 

5,146 

351, 769 


261,000 


Fruits and nuts: 










3,935,065 

495,256 

2 159 

179,416 

353,663 

29 

54,868 

40,007 

5,905 

6,777 
24,240 
86,185 
13,839 

367,414 
67,992 

260, 151 

70,578 

^'^^ 
16,765 
68,753 


1,150,346 

338,395 

1,202 

72,321 

233,248 

244 

69, 256 

19,841 

721543 
15,821 

317,617 
51,251 

274,069 

122, 713 

1,092,663 

9,559 

'443 
185', 840 


3,786,832 
249,658 
10,411 
161, 137 

324,456 
988 

101,299 
2,357 
i;559 

5,739 
385 

i;482 
273, 114 

38,646 
263,784 

123,246 
641, 489 

14:603 

9,168 
71,527 


4,681,810 

75,839 

6,805 

150,710 

464,332 


Oranges dut. .lbs. . 


37,798,340 


26,311,482 


22,261,862 


21,275,396 


5,988,107 


All other fruits ^^l^ 












Nuts— 
























Hides and skins, other than fur/tree.. lbs.. 

skins \dut. .lbs. . 

Honey dut.. galls.. 

India rubber and gutta-percha, crude 

free.. lbs.. 


145, 167 
267,842 
16,393 

17,081 


186,912 

187,241 

733 

55,229 


234,994 

62,183 

358 

82,000 


274,381 
30,528 
3,123 

20,362 


291,478 

179,840 

6;i38 

88,927 


106,750 
20,926 
2,907 

9,981 
2,014 
55,500 


Salt dut.. lbs.. 


103,983,187 


85,978,532 


49,322,547 


77,206,706 


69,211,150 


Spices, unground free. .lbs. . 

Spirits, distilled dut . .pf. galls. . 


7,556,090 
27,415 


4,962,528 
14,356 


9,470,409 
13,141 


4,664,372 
11,967 


5,285,408 
16,169 


343,047 
54,931 


Sugar and molasses: 

Molasses dut..gaUs.. 

Sugar, not above No. 16 D. S. .dut . .lbs. . 


535,875 
191,924,085 


857,308 
65,850,114 


183,338 
80,553,082 


862,296 
37,367,355 


1,093,200 
18,626,201 


171,802 
^?'^1 














"^'ig 


Unmanufactured {^J-^; ; 
























10,579 
152,011 






































8,522,392 
4,927,856 


2; 763! 001 


7,340,250 
3,096,772 


8,225,023 
2,034,230 


10,571,988 
1,619,864 






































13,450,248 


8,304,070 


10,437,022 


10,259,253 


12,191,852 















EXPORTS TO. 



Domestic Exports. 












5,511 

53,889 
26,204 
35,090 
9,856 
2 784 
11,320 

23,879 

294 
232,500 
235,317 
261,933 
67,556 
2,257,036 
64,765 
57,522 
7,919 
111,236 

65,352 

108, 744 

9,954 

296, 165 

267,634 
268,987 
106, 170 
67,999 
2,879 

58,823 
27,986 

5,689 
38,434 
20,903 
32, 930 
32, 430 

24)409 
14,271 


8,161 

43,178 
28,280 
55,355 
12,530 
2,513 
8,098 

17,473 


5,944 

58,208 
38,355 
84,345 
8,821 
2,033 
8,187 

17,027 


8,715 

29,205 
11,035 
43,634 
5,018 
2,091 
11,256 

23,749 

43 
232,351 
250,891 
307,597 
166,867 
2,288,194 
82,041 
98,631 
5,076 
113,881 

76,703 
98,284 
10,485 
371; 333 

438, 538 
89 566 

102,237 
44,410 
7,138 

34,673 
29,877 

6,649 
43,368 
23,491 
33,494 
.25,841 

7;509 
18,158 

8,089 


6,897 

7,273 
18,068 
42,440 
4,892 
2,952 

19 839 


Animals: 

Cattle No.. 

Horses No.. 

Mules No.. 

Sheep No.. 

All other, including fowls 


1,660 
179 
272 

1,184 


853 
163 

465 


1,186 
186 
664 

1,165 


572 
312 


96 
88 
257 
637 














Books, maps, engravings, etchings, and 












Breadstuffs: 

Barley bush. . 

Bread and biscuit lbs. . 

Corn bush. . 

Com meal bbls. . 

Oats bush . . 

Wheat flour bbls. . 


442 
5,070,078 
334,435 
82, 774 
142,614 
699,328 






4,442,212 

'402,816 

109,680 

• 430, 436 

510,904 






5,354,792 
259,067 
111,646 
145,810 
598,425 


5,588,376 
344, 162 

168! 080 
526,575 


4,921,116 
406,618 
117,178 
178,546 
575,130 


238,502 
167,906 
337,348 
59,468 
2,554.067 
56,652 
78,589 
6,839 
89,049 

67,163 
85,181 
10,564 
276, 772 

146, 163 
144,971 
81, 517 
58,706 
3,209 

42,498 
14,909 

4,479 
37,389 
12,635 
34 692 
21,522 

5,885 
49, 132 

8,023 


261, 769 
219, 887 
337, 771 
68,373 
2,703,991 
80,739 
94,002 
6,525 
93,851 

71,257 

92,872 

9,188 

352,902 

316,022 
154,490 
76,024 
59,219 
6,091 

35,799 
17,209 

4,9«5 
34, 262 
28,397 
29,993 
23,764 

5,794 
26,377 
11,640 


256,777 
246,983 
315,643 
77,451 
2,314,153 
71,822 
77,238 
5 151 


All other 












Candles lbs 


73,979 


57,851 


55,743 


42,258 


42,081 




154,747 

97,193 
113 675 


Chemicals, drugs, dyes, and medicines: 




































656^ 879 

459, 297 
143, 660 


Coal tons. . 

Cotton, manufactures of: 
Cloths- 
Colored yds.. 

Uncolored yds.. 


101,397 

5,026,455 
4,310,301 


95,072 

2,719,341 
2,093,345 


134,669 

5,887,892 
2,100,791 


138,508 

8,797,661 
1,061,810 


209,088 

8,361,894 
1,995,424 














67, 912 














5,296 


Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses. 
Cordage lbs. . 


577,697 


406,954 


324,607 


337, 192 


381,084 


42,225 
33; 509 


Fish: 

Cod, haddock, hake, and poUoek..lbs.. 


115,080 
418,636 


102,650 
409,219 


102,884 
366,747 


164,037 
471,814 


77,499 
515,664 


3,846 
46,510 
17, 148 
















29,671 














23,162 














6 626 














22 662 


Hay tons. . 


812 


409 


634 


437 


521 


9 931 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



165 



Commerce of the United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 3' 
WEST ESTDIES, BRITISH— Continued. 
EXPORTS TO— Continued. 



, 1903 TO 1907, BY Principal Articles — Con. 



ARTICLES. 


Q.A.TITIES. 


VALUES. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Domestic Exports— Continued. 












Dollars. 
4,361 
2,491 
11,524 

82, 199 

51,831 

25,313 
175,192 
42,290 
33,743 
34, 769 
159,286 
25, 199 

423,741 
41,272 

259; 869 
25, 618 

11,239 
103, 788 
558,862 
255, 418 
157, 195 
165, 164 

94,330 
65,530 
21,518 
19, 124 
17,535 

■ '''III 
129,565 

3,511 

312, 475 
25,449 

116,321 
7 608 
29,390 
89,997 
16,065 
3; 463 
62,542 

54,554 

2^371 

27, 194 
12,961 
32,244 

106,783 

5,514 
26,316 
38,730 
11; 225 

56,091 
6,761 
11, 629 
24, 268 

14,066 

76,' 771 
13,812 
238,390 
35,027 
8,976 
5,384 
60,829 
41, 180 

167] 531 


Dollars. 
6,350 
2,736 
10, 159 

48,891 

16, 155 

45, 148 

21,807 
121,480 

29^054 
27, 595 
99, 276 
31,224 

292,955 
39,593 

33,350 
259,215 
28,406 

98^018 
542, 604 
205,450 
108,552 
168,411 

71,956 
64,067 
10,703 
13,084 
15,781 

918 
120, 609 

332,866 
25,918 

126,736 
5,671 
29,237 
99, 765 
19,347 

54)352 

37,200 

5^507 
2,432 

36,298 
12 172 
39,706 

99,726 

22^322 

9)755 

55,055 

13)020 
18,347 

9,040 

343, 198 
74,822 
25,003 
220,636 
9,012 
7,213 
6,097 
49,183 
36,471 
9,106 
333,514 


Dollars. 
10,725 
4,003 
13,678 

47,093 

10,286 

43,801 

22,658 
104,288 
32,049 
23,864 
21,325 
146,871 
25,243 

309,089 
37,612 

27,093 
250,838 
18,514 

13,348 
85,771 
424, 197 
177,380 
92, 107 
189,911 

73,342 
62,676 
44,020 
10,549 
15,585 
97 
649 
144, 742 

1,935 

319,255 
24, 765 

108,576 
6,037 
34,403 
96,487 
17,309 
5,484 
67,329 

45,490 

903 

3,517 

2,201 

43,788 
12, 752 
24,731 

118,456 

3,083 
18,885 
26,542 
10)895 

54,362 
6,891 
12,973 
15,047 

4,973 

263, 487 

109,350 
20,334 

177,934 
10,787 
20,911 
8)343 
68, 100 
69,160 
5,958 

144,939 


Dollars. 
6,029 
5,402 
12,615 

35,713 

8,584 

51, 091 

22,765 
104,627 
34,990 
29,406 
23,940 
97,548 
25,223 

350,829 
43, 115 

29,480 
329,273 
18,935 

12,043 
79,095 
426,200 
175,666 
90,044 
245,550 

76, 107 
57, 194 
17, 492 
18,573 
15,234 
902 
1,314 
169,953 

2,472 

327,710 
22, 131 

126, 406 
6,570 
27,009 
94,576 
16,625 
7,170 
53,695 

40,012 
2,321 
2,299 
4)308 

56,261 
13,321 
41,356 

97,040 

19) 121 
16, 180 
11,538 

56,476 
5,453 
12,841 
19, 775 

2,734 

181,897 
57,255 

208)604 
9,244 
22,330 

60)448 

46, 618 

2)627 

148,239 


Dollars. 
6,983 
4 945 




2,297 


2,347 


2,907 


3,282 


3,219 






Instruments and apparatus for scientific 
purposes, including telegraph, tele- 














Iron and steel, manufactures of: 












15,662 
56,959 


Locks, hinges, and other builders' 












Machinery, machines, and parts of— 












All other 












122,534 
42,340 


NaUs and spikes lbs.. 


1,786,530 


1,942,961 


1,489,997 


1,633,069 


1,812,294 


Wire lbs.. 


1,359,243 


1,215,210 


953,835 


1,094,351 


1,301,874 


32,915 
















Leather, manufactures of: 

Boots and shoes pairs. . 


399,482 


331,680 


356, 106 


356,756 


453,376 


417,774 


Meat and dairy products: 
Meat products- 
Beef products- 
Beef, canned lbs. . 

Beef, salted or pickled lbs.. 


289,336 
3,593,864 


331,392 
4, 710, 626 


272,315 
4,732,851 


293, 990 
C, 046, 778 


286, 208 
4,936,070 


29, 256 
292,724 
33,973 


Hog products- 


80,262 

790,805 

5,437,471 

2,823,422 

1,504,966 


67,289 

846,392 

6,981,915 

2,688,563 

1,074,095 


128,126 

802, 234 

5,791,938 

2,553,258 

965,521 


117,426 

681,663 

5,981,637 

2,360,432 

917, 726 


80,576 

831,411 

5,595,095 

1, 715, 739 

1,194,928 


9,333 


Hams lbs. . 

Pork, pickled lbs.. 

Lard lbs.. 

Oleomargarine lbs. . 


96,859 
473,963 
147,233 
118,557 
308, 143 


Dairy products — 

Butter lbs.. 

Cheese lbs. . 

Milk 


462,268 
486,330 


364,690 
490,061 


405, 770 
455,052 


370,501 

428,878 


367,606 
479, 605 


79,286 
89,779 
19, 228 














20,876 

16,318 

449 








































Oil cake and oil-cake meal lbs. . 

Oils: 

Animal galls . . 

Mineral, refined or manufactured— 

Illuminating galls . . 

AU other galls 


8,498,335 

5,186 

2,891,930 
102, 158 

262,859 


9,133,717 

3,657 

2,488,025 
108,977 

307,779 


9,965,605 

3,555 

2,538,784 
108,634 

346,638 


4,648 

2,679,322 
78,084 

364,317 


10,311,374 

3,265 

2,878,322 
104,923 

324,385 


165,781 

1,551 

331, 177 


Vegetable- 


141,241 
6,780 
46,392 


All other 


























106,026 
















Plated ware ■.■.■.:::::".:::::::::: 












6,018 


Soap 












78,287 
49, 245 


Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: 

Malt liquors 












Wines 














Starch lbs.. 


105,809 


130,320 


93,292 


67,748 


96,037 


3)532 
3,404 


Sugar, molasses, and confectionery: 

Sugar, refined lbs.. 

All other 


870,422 


1,107,519 


1,028,755 


1,613,253 


1,573,795 


53,167 
15, 405 














49, 303 


Leaf lbs.. 

Manufactures of— 

Cigarettes M.. 

Plug lbs.. 

All other 


1,202,516 

3,644 
134,967 


1,051,832 

1,270 
114,427 


1,295,457 

1,922 
100,685 


990,470 

1,578 
99,364 


842,636 
110|884 


77,781 
23,967 














13,803 


Vegetables: ' ^ 

Beans and pease bush. . 

Onions bush. . 

Potatoes bush.. 

AU other 


26,689 
6,370 
13,654 


29,092 
5,689 
13,645 




27,287 
6,256 
15, 147 


28,492 
5,164 
14, 717 


19,251 
9,969 
19,400 


42,792 
8,644 
16,258 
12, 484 














2,817 


Lumber- 
Boards, deals, and planks. . . .M ft. . 


16,090 
4,866 
2,490 


19,873 
4,880 
4,280 


15,501 
3^996 


8,931 
2,996 
3,210 


14,904 
5,100 
3,091 


356,942 
118)284 


Shingles M.. 

Shocks 


15,373 
242,524 














13,015 














1,806 














8,785 














61, 181 


All other 












47,431 














8,493 














193, 629 




























10,031,496 
94, 725 


9,460,069 
146, 852 


9,922,049 
108,239 


9,616,665 
89,989 


10,632,821 


Total foreign exports 












122,318 




























10,126,221 


9,606,921 


10,030,288 


9,706,654 


10,755,139 

















166 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Commerce ofthe United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 to 1907, by Principal Articles — Con. 

"WEST INDIES, DANISH. 
IMPORTS FROM. 



ARTICLES. 


QUANTITIES. 


...V.S. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Articles, the growtli, etc., of the United 












Dollars. 
1,992 


Dollars. 
2,235 


Dollars. 
1,052 
1)245 
3,232 
1,739 
425 


Dollars. 

7,530 

1,822 

3,896 

602 

384 


Dollars. 








11,976 
15; 880 


11,591 
13,073 
6,161 


27,686 
12,898 
8,544 




Hides and skins, other than fur/free.. lbs., 
skins \dut..lbs.. 


24,544 
23,140 


9,529 
17,006 


7,380 

2,587 

438 

10 

4,926 


2,097 

1,731 

343 


4; 720 
957 
















Spirits, distilled dut . .pf . galls. . 

Sugar and molasses: 


9,941 


8,652 

4,327 
20,837,461 


9,319 

4,977 
12,851,640 




13,342 


3,388 

799 
396,384 
15,330 


4,027 

747 

382,861 

5,576 


4,632 








Sugar, not above No. 16 f). S. .dut. .lbs. . 


41,205,950 


17,233,750 


20,865,977 


705,587 
11,100 


345,972 
1,523 


412,277 
11,760 


























11,144 
722,876 


6,462 
415,845 


6,814 
394,090 


352', 373 


17,807 
423,048 


Total dutiable 




































734,020 


422,307 


400,904 


366,361 














' 



EXPORTS TO. 



Domestic Exports. 












6,488 

51,891 
100,879 
15, 128 
3; 014 
7,514 
170,441 
21,204 


15,762 

41,865 
104, 140 
14,455 

1:1^4 

192,690 
14,423 




3,447 

44,355 
106,792 
14,976 
3,876 
8,194 
210,332 
25,847 




Breadstufls: 

Corn meal bbls.. 

Wheat flour bbls.. 

All other. 


15,783 
25,784 


12,925 
23,110 


17,517 
24,404 


15,434 
23,676 


15,754 
26,662 


49 
131 

18 

9 

169 
18 


109 
801 
604 
908 
Oil 
64^ 


42,515 

105,304 

12,709 

2 654 


























8,463 
240,485 
18,020 


Coal, bituminous tons. . 


62,881 


69,326 


61,648 


79,118 


89,706 















845 

3,201 
1,495 

3,515 
6,844 
13,031 

33,705 
4,710 

7,872 
15, 138 
13,016 
9)%7 
7,141 
15,812 




Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses, man- 












4,166 

1,771 

520 

3,271 

1:1^6 

8,378 
17, 105 
16,312 

4)665 
16,341 
2 084 
4; 969 

12,214 
5,253 
4,723 
3,459 
2; 176 
1,013 
2,926 
150 
5,957 
2,727 

7,654 
6,876 

8,055 
3,633 

12,861 
7 439 
1,142 
9,584 

28,660 


3,493 
1,901 
1,185 

2,609 
7,107 
9,523 

29,602 
5,073 

8,053 
14,716 
13,382 

9,316 

12)152 

53 

4,360 

9,099 
8,736 
2,553 

2)258 

664 

2,777 


4,168 
3,667 
1,659 

5,620 
13,257 
12,982 

26,805 
5,119 

8,512 
14,738 

8,517 
12, 180 

3,160 
23,567 


4,064 














2 172 
















Iron and steel, manufactures of! 












7 671 














16,114 














Leather, and manufactures of: 

Manufactures of— Boots and shoes 

pairs.. 

Allother 


27,493 


27,944 


35,677 


27,296 


43,064 


44,987 
5,075 


Meat and dairy products: 

Hams lbs.. 

Pork, salted or pickled lbs. . 

Lard lbs.. 

Oleomargarine lbs. . 

Butter lbs.. 


71,134 
182, 100 
189, 171 
80,575 
26, 139 


74,606 
195,900 
178,178 
108,210 

26,924 


74,752 
207,200 
183,613 
119,080 

51,299 


82,324 
187,200 
106,415 
128,425 


65,988 
189,400 

81, 584 
116,235 

26,396 


16)375 
7)934 

10,979 
4,619 

26,700 
















Oil cake and oU-cake meal lbs. . 

OUs: 

Mineral- 
Illuminating galls.. 


348,805 
96,678 


310,889 
69,170 


317,410 
85,656 


312,755 
96,590 


395,342 
85,208 


4,412 

10,583 
1,946 
4,578 
2,423 
2,244 
827 
2,602 
6,302 
5,910 
4,677 

9,900 

6,351 
3,035 

18,021 
2,843 

10) 289 
34, 418 


4,741 

10,624 
2,933 
2,524 
2,645 
2,994 

568 
3,554 

104 
3,901 
3,879 

7,524 
5,135 

7,767 
3,232 

38,748 
1,818 
313 
12,856 
40,531 


6,407 

9,202 
2,767 
5,933 


Vegetable 
























1,745 








































3 567 


Spirits, distiUed pf.gaUs.. 

Starch lbs.. 

Sugar, refined lbs. . 

Tobacco, and manufactures of: 

Leaf lbs.. 


60 
136,810 
77,808 

91, 498 




11,875 
166,879 
113,630 

126,384 


140 
104,869 
121,735 

102,244 


112 
152,879 
100,552 

119,248 




160,885 
87,445 

107,279 


5,867 

8,797 
5,351 

5,075 

9,643 
3,811 
1,034 
9,835 
26,122 


5,213 
3,272 

10,053 
6,251 


Vegetables: 

Beans and pease bush. . 

All other 


3,518 


2,250 


3,004 


3,371 


3,790 


8,634 
4,709 


Wood, manufactures of: 
Lumber- 
Boards, deals, and planks. . . .M ft. . 
Shocks 


683 


518 


832 


1,845 


1,290 


29,718 
1,428 


























15,407 






































635,446 
10,760 


630,592 
19,368 


684,109 
15,460 


718, 161 
8,649 
















13,249 


























646,206 


649,960 




720,810 























COMMEKCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



167 



Commerce of the United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 to 1907, by Principal Articles — Con. 

■w:est indies, dutch. 
imports from. 





QUANTITIES. 


VA...S. 




1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 














Dollars. 
32,236 

53,578 
458 
196,895 
23,263 
26,428 
813 
17,936 

26,292 

4,566 

366 

23,000 


Dollars. 
9,204 
40,709 
59 
59,460 
18,011 
16,643 


Dollars. 
40,533 
5,075 

78,915 

15; 446 
159 
190 

17,445 


Dollars. 
34,302 
4,348 
514 
106,225 
4,029 
15,159 


Dollars. 
41,495 
23,210 

114 
91, 482 

814 
13,07i< 


Coffee free. .lbs. . 

Copper: Pig3,bars,ingots,etc.... free.. lbs.. 
Hides and skins, other -than fur (free.. lbs.. 

skins Idut . .lbs. . 

Salt dut . . lbs. . 


775,130 

4,561 

722,436 

175,872 

26,374,508 


513,400 

1,376 

223,720 

126,272 

18,450,639 


54,547 

1,000 

285,678 

50,315 

17,081,086 


35,136 

5,464 

377,856 

31,470 

15,599,901 


263,521 
i;857 

319,751 

5,086 

15,921,842 


Sugar, not above No. 16 D. S dut. .lbs. . 

Wood, unmanufactured: 


927,696 


4,047,425 


4,704 






71,675 

25,916 
2,384 

20,766 










51,422 




















10,047 


9,465 


13,747 


45,193 


16,967 


606 
27,688 


2,545 
59,627 


1,177 
150,237 


























330,678 
75,153 


146,828 
118,500 


35,' 842 


229,110 
49,061 


329,535 
26,536 






































405,831 


265,328 


193,309 


278,171 



















EXPORTS TO. 



Domestic Expobts. 












1,340 

25,738 
42,640 
114,061 
128,907 
11,678 
4,307 
12,816 
897 
46,897 

127,115 

69,587 
18,596 

9,. 527 
5,060 
9,842 
3,154 
3,267 
1,973 
4,269 
1,749 

3,463 

4,301 

2,238 
12,196 
9,199 

2,873 

16,096 
1,266 

11,677 
5,041 
1,993 

27,586 
5,599 

26,172 
4,251 

22,195 

4:611 

2,434 
4,460 

1,432 
1,516 
1,558 

5,175 

18,090 
47,333 
3,467 

12,390 
6,019 
3,143 


715 

21,025 
14,025 
101,138 
113,500 
5,730 
6,834 
13,768 

8?; 206 

33! 978 
19,043 

11,495 
3,519 
8,173 
3,945 
1,940 
731 
2,963 
1,589 

3,090 

4.226 

3.123 
4.621 
14,357 

3,087 

10,364 
2,999 

12,547 
4,126 
3,384 

23,737 
4,041 

20,372 


875 

19,847 
42,777 
120,934 
113,668 

2; 830 
9.695 
2,361 
60,039 

77,461 
28,772 
9,903 

10,828 
4,371 
6.795 
3.243 

2: 096 
2,096 


467 

20,598 
18,342 
126,538 
97,460 
14,628 

15:194 
1,112 
57,790 

67,287 
12,679 
8,053 

8,342 
6,516 
7,189 
4,381 
1,040 
2,636 




Breadstufis: 

Bread and biscuit lbs.. 

Corn bush.. 

Com meal bbls.. 

Wheat flour bbls.. 


567,888 
64,474 
35,829 
32,836 


441,409 
21,663 
33,209 
25,520 


400,930 
62,237 
41,968 
21,407 


415,025 
26,688 
43,994 

21,772 


326,651 
4,820 
27,697 
21,165 


17,995 
2,986 
78,271 
86,119 














2,775 




























Coal : Bituminous tons. . 

Cloths- 
Colored yds.. 

Unoolored yds . . 


16,768 

2,946,887 
1,250,192 


30,005 

766, 473 
452,089 


1,588,871 
371,222 


22,962 

1,131,269 
157,698 


9,963 

2,346,407 
226,777 


26,753 

120,809 
19,667 
14,960 

9,535 


Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses, man- 
ufactures of: 
Cordage lbs.. 


87,878 


103,954 


100,343 


. 77,918 


89,996 


Fish 












9 485 




























2,089 
1:490 














Hay tons. . 


241 
1,693 


148 
1,486 


105 


110 


33 


620 


Instruments and apparatus for scientific 








3,589 

3,614 
9,199 
18,347 

3,407 

13,850 
2,493 

15,269 
3,039 

20; 253 

19; 220 

18,927 
1,642 
6,353 
8,115 
3,391 

382 
5,554 
1,270 

6,543 

20,926 
16,536 
3,683 

14,763 
1,715 
2,274 


5,577 

3,835 
7,818 
16,653 

3,548 

4,047 
1,261 

16,592 
2,516 
1,127 

22,174 

23:560 
27 

18,665 
1,251 
2,190 
1,128 
7,270 

404 

2,856 

730 

10,580 

20,797 
17,200 
4,298 

12,296 
1,457 
3,581 


3,210 
6,450 


Iron and steel, manufactures of: 












Machinery, machines, and parts of— 












All other.. 












11 747 
















Leather, and manufactures of: 
Leather 












4 655 


Manufactures of— 


17,182 


11,132 


13,353 


4,166 


11,270 




Another.. 


1,465 

21,053 
3,413 
759 
15,390 
2,861 
23,900 
152 


Heat and dairy products: 

Beef , salted or pickled lbs.. 

Hams lbs.. 

Pork, salted or pickled lbs. . 

Lard lbs.. 

Butter lbs.. 


214,100 
34,945 
20,100 

282,777 
29,478 


297,800 
30,621 
46,400 

299,189 
24,750 


333,000 
23,934 
25,600 

289; 557 
24,196 


336, .510 
18,365 
15,202 

274,790 
20,386 


360,800 
23,540 
8,800 

172,301 
15,272 
















213,717 


179,339 


161,502 


164,375 


163,299 


22,534 
1,183 
6,223 
5:322 
6,800 

4,532 
1,495 

4,582 

22,886 
21,427 
5,276 

12,811 
3,995 
3,054 


18,233 














3 152 






























Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: Malt liq- 


























2,975 
1,185 

4,234 

12,049 


Sugar, refined lbs. . 

Unmanufactured lbs. . 

Manufactures of— 

Plug lbs.. 


36,741 
46,323 
93,811 


46,201 
42,676 
118,928 


37,623 
46,909 
121,118 


25,352 
104,756 
105,828 


37,884 
34,905 
60,546 














4,327 

9,506 
2,497 
2,284 


Vegetables: 

Beans and pease bush. . 

Potatoes bush.. 

Another 


7; 236 


6,298 
3,974 


7,683 
2,095 


5,865 
1,678 


3,794 
2,835 



168 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



Commerce of the United States with other American Countries, Years ending June 30, 1903 to 1907, by Principal Articles — Con. 

WEST INDIES, DUTCH— Continued. 

EXPORTS TO— Continued. 



ARTICLES. 


' QUANTITIES. 


VAI..ES. 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


1903 


1904 


1905 


1906 


1907 


Wood, manufactures of: 
Lumber- 
Boards, deals, and planks Mft.. 


705 


. 


597 


250 


779 


Dollars. 
13,728 
10,179 
3,065 
33,958 


Dollars. 

18,534 

11,759 

878 

29,098 


Dollars. 

11,030 
6,768 
9,243 

40,490 


Dollars. 

. 6,395 
3,602 
8,515 
32,824 


Dollars. 
23,195 
3,314 
6;992 
32,354 














All other articles . 




































973,717 
7,346 


787,999 
10,509 


826,126 
6,682 


746,182 
5,271 












































981,063 


798,508 


832,808 


751,453 



















WEST INDIES, FRENCH. 

IMPORTS FROM. 



Chemicals, drugs, and dyes: 

Vanilla beans free.. lbs.. 


1,702 


6,013 


13,029 


12,205 


28,764 


3; 123 


10,372 

2,412 

43 


16,773 
11,131 
494 
2,729 
3,402 


13,134 
3,876 

551 
2,392 


34,437 
3,023 


Copper: Pigs, bars, ingots, etc... free.. lbs. . 




539 


5,728 
119, 158 


880 
31,243 




186 












5,554 


1,837 






























12,519 
779 


13,585 
1,079 


31,357 
3,172 


18,334 
1,708 


40,420 








































13,298 


14,664 


34,529 


20,042 


41,019 
















EXPORTS TO. 



Domestic Exports. 
Animals: 

Cattle No 


575 
59 


245 


24 
131 






26, 452 
9,335 
1,935 

19. 170 
32,904 
398,331 
7,257 
10,001 
8,963 
137,282 
5,593 
19,812 

1,209 
4,182 
i;793 
11,631 

22,131 
15, 471 
26,753 
119,270 
14,944 
49,997 

41,984 
193,616 

3,101 
33,814 

31,266 
1,502 

54,506 
227,980 
37,899 
7,640 
18,006 


15,189 
10,267 
7,570 

32,225 
24,980 
477,560 
6,129 
10,324 
15, 193 
121,858 
4,989 
37, 165 

5,361 
1,942 
2,515 
10,608 

34,606 
10, 475 
31,784 
84,676 
10,881 
25,436 
23,539 

45,219 
159,873 

938 
32, 177 

14,972 
2,589 

99,310 
145, 750 
59,899 
13,249 
20,822 


1,140 

1)374 

30, 489 

25,811 

390, 713 

6,432 

122', 082 
4,347 
24,997 

2,532 
5,447 
2,156 
19,935 

32,746 
10,541 
26, 478 
74,212 
11,924 
44,254 
26,628 

48,098 
112,190 

1,274 
21, 430 

10, 173 
929 

64, 419 

721465 
23,050 
6,499 
12,102 






Mules No.. 


30 


141 


4,712 
120 

18,394 
20,244 
283,589 
9,731 
7,263 
2,812 
131,737 
4,908 
3,500 

2,647 
6,364 
1,243 
13,456 

36,544 
10,371 
29,839 
39,341 
9,322 
52,371 
68,788 

43,283 
141,660 

911 

28,227 

9,415 
418 

38,219 
119,601 
30, 128 
7,944 
18,788 


21,871 
1,286 

16,311 

28,351 

305,708 

5,872 

7,988 

2,047 

146,002 

2,969 

550 


Breadstuff s: 

Bread and biscuit lbs. . 

Com bush. . 

Wheat flour bbls. . 


390, 151 
44,543 
100,628 


655,574 
38,400 
103,099 


598,100 
37,301 
71,361 


263,370 
32, 124 
63,976 


193,982 
43,701 
76,590 


























Coal '. ' ' tons.. 


52,393 


44,526 


45,074 


47,347 


53,366 


Fertilizers tons. . 

Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses, and 


1,464 


3,056 


1,139 


115 


10 


















i,793 


2,132 


2,156 


1,130 










10,002 

45,153 
12,943 
26,219 
49,621 
13,222 
42,438 
76 961 


Meat and dairy products: 

Beef, salted or pickled lbs. . 

Hams lbs. . 

Pork, salted or pickled lbs. . 

Lard lbs.. 

Oleomargarine lbs. . 

Butter lbs. . 


343,300 
132, 159 
284,800 
1,352,004 
150,300 
404,625 


648,300 
104,029 
402,140 
1,065,844 
111,125 
222,614 


575,856 
111,678 
357,650 
987,060 
127,920 
305,360 


600,000 
105,957 
369,000 
481,595 
94,850 
332,677 


840,800 
112,646 
298.600 
534,781 
133,700 
283,227 


Oils: 

Mineral refined— Illuminating galls. . 

Vegetablfr-Cotton-seed galls. . 

Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: Malt liq- 
uors, in bottles doz. qts. . 

Tobacco: Leaf lbs.. 

Vegetables: 

Beans and pease bush. . 


399,993 
454,759 

2,269 
421,819 

12,841 


363, 138 
416, 183 

740 
379,633 

6,978 


420, 733 
390,945 

996 
260, 751 

5,627 


385,396 
427,183 

694 
354, 412 


386,618 
458,647 

792 
285,292 

10,947 


42,446 
204,610 

24,253 
21,636 


Lumber- 
Boards, deals, planks, joists, and 
scantling..... Mft.. 


3,033 


5,934 


3,535 


1,915 


2,503 


154' 158 










































16,378 




























1,608,717 
45,372 


1,600,070 
72, 489 


1,265,653 
92,053 


1,195,890 
70,066 


1,402,827 
19, 198 








































1,654,089 


1,672,559 


1,357,706 


1,265,956 



















COMMERCE AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNITED STATES, 1800 TO 1907. 



IMPOETS INTO AND EXPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES, BY GRAND DIVISIONS, FOR SPECIFIED YEARS, 1800 TO 1907. 

IMPORTS. " 





EUROPE. 


NORTH AMERICA. 


SOUTH AMERICA. 


ASIA. 


OCEANIA. 1 


AERICA. 








YEARS. 




Per 




Per 




Per 




Per 




Per 


P 


J. 


ToULb 


Per 
capita. 




Value. 


cent of 
total. 


Value. 


cent of 
total. 


Value. 


cent of 
total. 


Value. 


total. 


Value. 


cent of -^ 
total. 


/alue. cen 
tot 


al. 








Dollars. 




Dollars. 




Dollars. 




Dollars. 




Dollars. 


D 


ollars. 




Dollars. 


Dollars 


1800 


46,857,960 


51.35 


32,116,092 


35.19 






11,560,810 


12.67 


142,969 


0.16 


551, 496 


60 


91,252,768 


17.19 


1810 




























85,400 


000 


11.80 


1820 




























74, 450 


000 


7.71 


1830 


■""46;84i;426" 


■"S7:63' 


■■i7;548;892' 


"24; 76' 


■"6 


239,176 


■■■8;86' 


'"5;53i;737" 




"""3&4;887' 


"■"■;54' "■■ 


368;797 


44' 


62,720 


956 


4.87 


1840 


64,146,814 


59.87 


22 


627,639 


21.12 


9 


420,586 


8.79 


9 




639 


9; 05 


602 


447 


.56 


046,869 


60 


98,258 


706 


5.76 


1850 


124,954,302 


70.14 


24 


136,879 


13.55 


16 


647,637 


9.35 


10 


315 


486 


5.79 


1,401 


340 


.79 


682,151 


38 


173,509 


526 


7.48 


1851 


149,699,558 


69.23 


32 


129, 407 


14.86 


20 


994,535 


9.71 


10 


811 


627 


5.00 




273 




.59 1 


315,967 


61 


210,771 


429 


8.78 


1852 


136,182,615 


63.95 


32 


949,467 


15.47 


20 


347,310 


9.56 


20 


615 


155 


9.68 




533 


096 


.72 1 


318,199 




207, 440 




8.36 


1853 


190,537,930 


71.10 




647,415 


13.30 


23 


107,504 


8.62 


14 


572 


740 


5.44 




482 






630,363 


61 


263,777 


265 


10.30 


1854 


213,735,309 






503,184 


13.10 


26 


075,849 


8.65 


16 


986 




5.63 




308 


717 


1.10 1 


884,046 


63 


297,803 


794 


11.27 


1855 


165,079,384 


63; 13 




781,394 


17.13 


27 


894,198 


10.67 


18 




328 


6.99 




575 


574 


1.37 1 


849,642 


71 


257,808 


708 


9.46 


1856 


199,140,423 


63.29 




119,001 


18.79 


31 


675, 461 


10.07 


19 


572 


054 


6.22 




374 


955 


1.07 1 


758,048 


56 


310, 432 


310 


11.05 


1857 


211,280,601 


58.54 


85 


885,791 


23.80 


36 


155,286 


10.02 


21 


140 


650 






031 


745 


1. 12 2 


396,068 




348, 428 


342 


12.05 


1858 


161,485,623 


57.14 


58 


834:979 


20.82 


31 


301,432 


11.08 


24 


644 


963 


8;72 








1.27 2 


756,764 


97 


263; 338 


654 


8.85 


1859 


201,650,311 


59.52 


70 


531,025 


20.82 


37 


796,212 


11.16 


22 




186 


6.50 




917 


454 


1.16 2 


834,942 


81 


331,333 


341 


10.83 




216,831,353 


59.87 


75 


082,583 


20.73 


35 


992,719 


9.94 


26 


201 


603 


7.24 




495 


226 




798,518 1 


05 


353,616 


119 


11.25 


i86i::::::::: 


203,682,864 






934,936 


20.54 


33 


264,256 


9.91 


22 


076 


660 


6.58 








i;32 3 


256,540 


97 


289,310 


542 


9.02 




116,982,504 


56; 85 


50 


927,847 


24.75 


21 


913,043 


10.65 


11 


635 




5.66 




26S 


881 


1.10 2 


042,593 




189,356 


677 


5.79 


1863;;;;;;;;; 


148,292,951 


58.63 


58 


256,053 


23.04 


22 


358,438 


8.84 


17 


810 


728 


7.04 




905 


002 


1. 15 1 3 


296,748 1 


30 


243,335 


815 


■ 7.29 


1864 


179,731,649 


54 54 




699, 407 


27.52 




082,797 


10.04 


17 


403 




5.28 






008 


1.26 1 4 


499,101 1 


36 


316, 447 


283 


9.30 


1865 


109,603,619 


46.75 




912,382 


35.80 


22 


930,809 


9.79 


11 


248 




4.79 




572 


343 


1.52 3 


166,431 1 


35 




580 


6.87 




266,266,170 


60.84 


109 


989,347 


25.13 


32 


136,785 


7.34 


19 


219 


340 






410 


768 


1.70 2 


617,944 




434; 812 


066 


12.26 


186?;;;;;;;;; 


253,670,735 


60.71 


88 


863,182 


21.27 


35 


795,302 


8.56 


26 


672 


233 


6;38 




996 


737 


2.40 2 


833,382 




395,761 


096 


10.44 




198,967,488 


53.54 


100 


002,918 


26.91 


41 


377,712 


11.13 


23 


800 


412 


6.41 




278 


531 


1.42 2 


191,747 




357,436 


440 


9.33 




244,939,755 


56.01 


114 


772,964 


26.24 




844,782 


9.57 


27 


405 


349 


6.27 




837 


062 


1.56 1 


514,343 


35 


417,506 


379 


10.45 


i87o;;;;;;;;; 


249,540,283 


53.98 


126 


544,611 


27.42 


43 


596,045 


9.41 


31 


413 


378 


6.78 




423 


212 


.31 9 


860,058 2 


10 


435,958 


408 


11.06 


1871 


297,359,849 


54.85 


135 


979,954 


25.10 


55 


032, 487 


10.16 


41 


200 


224 


7.78 




438 


565 


.26 10 


482,629 1 


85 


520,223 


684 


12.65 


1872 


365,300,332 


57.05 


145 


321,478 


22.08 


56 


163,696 


8.84 


54 


497 


477 


8.50 




263 


288 


.82 13 


792, 495 2 


10 


626,595 


077 


13.80 


1873 


361,521,976 


54.48 


156 


604,503 


23.58 


67 


246,902 


10.12 


61 


764 




9.35 




458 


688 


.66 12 


020,589 1 


81 


642,136 


210 


15.91 


1874 


315,819,123 


53.99 


156 


527,068 


26.25 


67 


520,034 


11.31 


43 




490 


7.32 




767 


349 


.46 9 


619,184 1 




567,406 


342 


13.26 


1875 


287,201,034 


51.85 


132 


035,363 


23.84 


74 


247,631 


13.40 


45 


22c 


249 


8.16 




982 


781 


.90 10 


219,095 1 


85 


533,005 


436 


11.97 


1876 


234,331,710 


49.16 


118 


188,297 


24.79 


65 


730,123 


13.79 


47 


637 


905 


9,99 




838 


241 


.60 7 


951,595 1 


67 


460,741 


190 


10.29 


1877 


239,093,260 


48.58 


130 


190,687 


26.45 


67 


825,859 


13.78 


41 


521 


087 






108 


001 


.84 9 


351,512 1 


91 


451,323 


126 


9.49 


1878 


217,334,822 


46.60 


122 


980,267 


26.40 




203, 408 


14.80 


42 


834 


123 


9; 19 




874 


335 


.81 10 


645,891 2 


20 


437,051 


532 


9.21 


1879 


216,027,113 


48.46 


112 


565,940 


25.25 


59 


174,974 


13.27 


46 


247 


481 


10.38 




043 


711 


.90 7 


718,556 1 


74 


445,777 


775 


8.99 


1880 


370,821,782 


55.52 


130 


077,225 


19.47 




126,922 


12.30 


67 


008 


793 


10.02 




130 


604 


2.13 3 


789,420 


56 


667,954 


746 


12.51 


1881 


340,727,631 


53.02 


134 


198,166 


20.88 


80 


627,308 


12.55 


65 


289 


448 


10.15 




621 


302 


1. 19 14 


200,773 2 


21 


642,666 




12.68 


1882 


397,581,413 


54.87 


156 


622,388 


21.61 


81 


291,936 


11.22 


61 


419 


192 


8.47 




335 


718 


1. 57 16 


388,927 2 




724,639 


574 


13.46 




409,713,125 


56.65 


146 




20.31 


76 


736,983 


10.61 




909 


565 


8.42 




259 




1.70 16 


663,765 2 


31 


723,180 


914 


13.05 


1884;;;;;;;;; 


370,956,601 


55.57 


136 


321 i 361 


20.41 


75 


753,960 


11.34 


54 


042 


233 


8.09 




028 


961 


3. 69 5 


994,577 


90 


667,697 


693 


12.16 


1885 


318,733,328 


55.19 


117 


450,701 


20.34 


65 


289,956 


11.31 


52 


200 


475 


9.04 




470 


646 


3.37 4 


382,223 


75 


577,527 




10.32 




357,538,465 


56.27 


125 


431,516 


19.74 


65 


875,425 


10.37 




088 


821 


10.71 




665 




2.15 4 


836,842 


76 


635, 436 


136 


10.89 


1887;;;;;;;;; 


390,728,002 


56.43 


130 


790,843 


18.90 


79 


764,191 


11.52 


63 


212 


870 


9.14 


22 


948 


024 


3.31 4 


875,838 


70 


692,319 


768 


11.65 




407,051,875 


56.22 


139 


818,918 


19.30 


84 


356,398 


11.65 


61 


691 


675 


8.52 


26 






3.66 4 


565,363 


65 


723,957 


114 


11.88 




403,421,058 


54.14 




865, 817 


20.25 


92 


135,052 


12.36 


63 


600 


391 


8.55 


29 


604 


059 


3.96 5 


505,275 


74 


745,131 


652 


12.10 


i89o;;;;;;;;; 


449,987,266 


57.14 


148 


368,706 


18.84 


90 


006,144 


11.43 


67 


506 




8.57 


28 


356 


568 


3.60 3 


321, 477 


42 


789,310 


409 


12.35 


1891 


459,305,372 


54.46 


163 


226,079 


19.35 


118 


736,668 


14.08 


72 


272 


222 


8.57 


25 


621 


134 


3.04 4 


207, 146 


50 


844,916 


196 


13.38 


1892 


391,628,469 


47.47 


174 


054, 181 


21.04 


150 


727,759 


18.27 


80 


138 


251 


9.77 


23 


133 


062 


2.80 5 


318,052 


65 


827,402 


462 


12.50 


1893 


458,450,093 


52.91 


183 


732,712 


21.21 


102 


207,815 


11.80 


87 


624 


446 


10.11 


25 


997 


378 


3.00 9 


857,032 


97 


866,400 


922 


12.73 


1894 


295,077,865 


45.05 


166 


962,559 


25.49 


100 


147,107 


15.29 




186 


397 


10.10 


21 




923 


3.28 3 


479,338 


79 


654,994 


622 


9.41 


1895 


383,645,813 


52.41 


133 


915.682 


18.29 


112 


167,120 


15.32 




626 


364 


10.61 


17 


450 


926 


2.39 5 


709,169 




731,969 


965 


10.61 


1896 


418,639,121 


53.69 


126 


877,126 


16.27 


108 


828,462 


13.96 


89 


592 


318 


11.49 


24 


614 




3. 16 11 


172,979' 1 


43 


779,724 


674 


10.81 


1897 


430,192,205 


56.26 


105 


924,053 


13.85 


107 


389,405 


14.04 


87 


294 


597 


11.41 




400 


439 


3.19 9 


529,713 1 


25 


764,730 


412 


11.02 




305,933,691 


49.66 


91 


376,807 


14.83 


92 


091,694 


14.95 


92 


594 




15.03 


20 


859 


230 


4.36 7 


193,639 1 


17 


616,049 


654 


8.05 




353,884,534 


50.76 


112 


150,911 


16.09 




587,893 


12.42 


107 


091 


214 


15.36 


26 


997 


877 


3. 87 10 


436,060 1 


50 


697,148 




9.22 


i9oo;;;;;;;;; 


440,567,314 


51.84 


130 


035,221 


15.30 


93 


666,774 


11.02 


139 


842 


330 


16.45 




611 


108 


4. 07 11 


218, 437 1 


32 


849,941 


184 




1901 


429,620,452 


52.19 


145 


158,104 


17.63 


110 


367,342 


13.41 


117 


677 


611 


14.30 






195 




953,461 1 


09 


823,172 


165 


mss 


1902.. 


475,161,941 


52.60 


151 


076,524 


16.72 


119 


785,756 


13.26 


129 




651 


14.36 




166 


461 


1; 57 13 


447,615 1 


49 


903,320 


948 


11.39 


1903 


547,226,887 


53.35 




736,475 


18.49 


107 


428,323 


10.48 


147 


702 


374 


14.40 




043 


527 


2.05 12 


581,651 1 


23 


1,025,719 


237 


12.54 


1904 


498,697,379 


50.32 


198 


778,952 


20.06 


120 


364,113 


12.14 


143 


509 


153 


14.48 


20 


310 




2.05 9 


426,776 


95 


991,087 


371 


12.12 


1905 


540,773,092 


48.39 


227 


229,145 


20.33 


ISO 


795,800 


13.49 


161 


982 


991 


14.50 


25 


38S 


421 


2.27 11 


343,622 1 


02 


1,117,513 


071 


13.44 


1906 


633,292,184 


51.63 


235 


353,322 


19.19 


140 


422,876 


11.45 


180 


095 


671 


14.68 


24 






2.02 12 


628,735 1 


03 






14.42 


1907 


747,291,253 


52.10 


263 


576,349 


18.37 


160 


165,537 


11.17 


212 


475 


427 


14.81 


29 


785 


393 


2. 08 21 


127,466 1 


47 


1,434,421 


425 


16.54 



a Hawaiian Islands and Porto Rico not included after 1900. 



6 Prior to 1879 specie is included in totals, but excluded in following years. 



170 



Imports into and Exports from the United States, by Grand Divisions. 

EXPORTS, a 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 

Specified Years, 1800 to 1907 — Contiiiued. 





EUEOPE. 


NOKTHAMEKIC. 


SOUTH AMERICA. 


ASIA. 


OCEAKIA. 


AFRICA. 


Total.* 




YEARS. 




Per 




Per 


Pe 




Pe 




Pe 






Per 


Per 
capita. 




Value. 


cent of 
total. 


Value. 


cent of 


Value. cent 
tot 


of 

al. 


Value. cent 
tot 


of 
al. 


Value. cent 
tot 


of 

al. 


Value. 


cent of 
total. 








Dollars. 




Dollars. 




Dollars. 




Dollars. 




Dollars. 




Dollars. 




Dollars. 


Dollars 


1800 


41,348,088 


58.26 


27,208,618 


38.34 






1,177,846 1 


66 


14,112 


02 


1,110,374 


1.56 


70,971,780 


13.37 


1810 


46,853 


851 


70.19 


16 


066 


899 


24 


07 




611,738 2 


41 ■ 


556,881 




227,560 


34 


1,407,828 


2.11 


66,757,970 


9.22 


1820 


48 116 


538 


69.04 


16 


810 


597 


24 


12 








3,289,000 4 


72 




01 


305,968 




69,691,669 


7.22 


1830 


48,175 


248 




18 


886 


434 


25 


57 


4 


587^391 6 


21 


1,845,224 2 


50 


93; 668 


13 


233,601 


;3i 


71,670,735 


5.57 


1840 


98,930 


684 


74;89 


23 


737 


078 


17 




5 


969,517 4 


52 


2,286,290 1 


73 


454,814 


35 




.54 


123,668,932 


7.25 


1850 


113,862 


253 


74.96 


24 


722 


610 


16 


27 


9 


076,724 5 


98 


3,051,720 2 


01 


208, 129 


14 


977,' 284 


.64 


144,375,726 


6.23 


1851 


171,009 




78.31 


29 


575 


916 


13 


54 


11 




44 


3,493,208 1 


60 


822,631 




1,601,485 


.73 


188,915,259 


7.87 


1852 


165,140 


809 


78.77 


28 


386 


177 


13 


54 


10 


197', 876 4 


86 


3,605,906 1 


72 


763,391 


36 


1,564,207 


.75 


166,984,231 


6.73 


1853 


175,493 


102 


75.99 


32 


503 


494 


14 




11 


160,676 4 


83 


4,694,964 2 


03 


5,090,254 2 


20 


2,033,637 




203,489,282 


7.94 


1854 


208, 483 


267 


75.59 


47 


135 


118 


17 




11 


568,580 4 


19 


2,219,476 


80 


4,233,287 1 


54 


. 2,157,592 


;79 


237,043,764 


8.97 


1855 


200,761 


143 


72.96 


50 


816 


532 


18 


47 


13 


455,417 4 


89 


3,516,195 1 


28 


4,673,429 1 


70 


1,934,130 


.70 


218,909,503 


8.03 


1856 


247,255 


187 


75.62 


51 




760 




65 




716,540 4 


81 


3,919,755 1 


20 


6,593,841 2 


02 


2,300,825 


.70 


281,219,423 


10.01 


1857 


276,098 


810 


76.07 


55 


969 




15 


42 


16 


227,619 4 


47 


6,063,775 1 


67 


5,245,493 1 


45 


3,355,099 


.92 


293,823,760 


10.16 


1858 


242, 627 


080 


74.74 


53 


901 


148 


16 


60 


13 


318,384 4 


10 


7,862,751 2 


42 


4,321,435 1 


33 


2,613,623 


.81 


272,011,274 


9.14 


1859 


268, 199 


351 




55 


939 


301 


15 




15 


976,969 4 


48 


9,249,240 2 


59 


4,387,401 1 


23 


3,037,200 


.85 


292,902,051 


9.67 


1860 


310,272 




77.54 


53 


325 


937 


13 


33 


16 


742, 100 4 


18 


11,067,921 2 


77 


5,373,497 1 


34 


3,227,760 


.84 


333,576,057 


10.61 


1861 


170 339 


184 


68.31 


49 


915 


433 


20 


02 


14 




76 


8,335,568 3 


34 


4,075,677 1 


64 


2,330,154 


.93 


219,553,833 


6.85 




157,741 


886 


68.60 


48 


Oil 


793 


20 




11 


776^ 079 5 


12 


6,697,723 2 


91 


3,810,725 1 


66 


1,900,779 


.83 


190,070,501 


6.83 


1863;.!.;;;;;; 


227, 456 


975 


68.51 


73 


202 


910 


22 


05 


16 


188,019 4 




7,742,987 2 


33 


4,633,702 1 




2,783,989 


.84 


203,964,447 


6.11 


1864 


222,809 


420 


65.47 


79 


554 


810 


23 




19 


359,562 5 


69 


9,772,558 2 


87 


6,444,017 1 


90 


2,361,772 


.69 


158,837,988 


4.67 


1865 


201,758 


310 


59.92 


94 


837 


990 




17 


21 


606,908 6 


42 


8,529,596 2 


53 


7,552,117 2 


24 


2,412,202 


.72 


166,029,303 


4.78 


1866 


458,310 


344 


81.05 


67 


331 








17 


924,295 3 




11,799,410 2 


09 


7,675,428 1 


36 


2,385,304 




348,859,522 


9.84 


1867 


354,932 


412 


77.30 


61 




552 


13 


48 




770,346 4 


74 


11,449,618 2 


49 


6,229,659 1 


36 


2,916,233 


;63 


294, 506, 141 


7.73 


1868 


365,392 


235 


76.62 






670 


14 


32 


20 


652,085 4 


33 


13,844,105 2 


90 


5,992,691 1 


25 


2,732,053 


.58 


281,952,899 


7.29 




328,059 


182 


74.71 


65 


848 


784 


14 




19 


531,311 4 


45 


16,947,124 3 


86 


7,027,415 1 


60 


1; 714; 213 


.39 


286,117,697 


7.29 


i87o;;;;;;;;;; 


420, 184 


014 


79.35 




962 


006 


13 


03 


21 


651, 459 4 


09 


10,972,064 2 




4,334,991 


82 


3,414,768 


.64 


392,771,768 


9.77 


1871 


479,738 


693 


81.19 


77 


348 


184 


13 


09 


19 


599, 581 3 


31 


7,781,138 1 


31 


3,307,841 


56 


3,203,113 


.54 


442,820,178 


10.83 


1872 


450,167 


843 


78.71 


73 


230 


648 


12 


80 


27 


006,890 4 


72 


13,965,166 2 




3,613,780 




4,005,140 


.70 


444,177,586 


10.55 


1873 


539,061 


323 


79.61 


81 


629 


759 


12 


05 


29 


661,967 4 




18,727,094 2 


75 


4,677,457 


69 


3,524,474 


.52 


522,479,922 


12.12 


1874 


572,511 


479 


79.87 


94 


942 


138 


13 


25 


26 


747,020 3 


73 


15,087,695 2 


10 


4,493,916 




3,037,144 


.42 


586,283,040 


13.31 


1875 


533,544 


921 


80.17 


86 


166 


454 


12 


95 


24 


096,950 3 


62 


13,972,305 2 


10 


4,276,979 


64 


3,470,782 


.52 


513,442,711 


11.36 


1876 


538,322 


835 


80.81 


79 


926 




12 


00 


22 


862,746 3 


43 


15,528,567 2 


33 


4,771,212 




4; 814:382 


.72 


540,384,671 


11.64 


1877 


557,244 


615 






058 


656 


11 


83 




577,154 3 


22 


27,449,945 3 


91 


7,345,929 1 


05 


4,271,788 


.61 


602,475,220 


12.72 


1878 


597,774 




80;39 


78 


762 


184 


10 


59 


24 


690,478 3 


32 


28,998,343 3 


90 


8,607,644 1 


16 


4,770,729 


.64 


694,865,766 


14.30 


1879 


594, 189 


272 


83.50 


67 


598 


525 


9 


50 


23 


437,376 3 


29 


11,752,969 1 




9,900,550 1 


32 


4,758,701 


.72 


710, 439, 441 




1880 


719, 433 


788 


86.10 




437 


783 


8 


31 


23 


190,220 2 


77 


11,645,703 1 


39 


6,846,698 


82 


5,084,466 


.61 


835,638,658 


16.43 


1881 


766, 113 


798 


84.90 


83 


156 


899 




21 


25 


304,846 2 


79 


12,917,348 1 


42 


9,506,577 1 


04 


5,377,878 


.58 


902,377,346 


17.23 


1882 


600,100 


498 


79.96 


85 


793 


255 


11 


43 


27 


224,859 3 


63 


18,393,671 2 


45 


12,460,664 1 




6,569,319 


.87 


750,542,267 


13.97 


1883 


659,867 


396 


80.10 




428 


476 


12 


07 


29 


570, 659 3 




16,348,742 1 


98 


13,571,721 


65 


5,052,408 




823,839,402 


14.98 


1884 


583,795 


462 


78.84 


92 


217 


190 


12 


45 


31 


226,934 4 


22 


16,913,978 2 


28 


13,105,604 


77 


3,254,441 


.44 


740,513,609 


13.20 


1885 


599,240 


748 


80.75 


76 


764 


748 


10 


34 


27 


734,857 3 


74 


20,739,972 2 


79 


.13,605,468 1 


83 


4,103,962 


.55 


742,189,756 


12.94 


1886 


541,373 


039 


79.67 




980 


400 


10 


59 


26 


131,991 3 


85 


21,980,999 3 


25 


14,777,407 2 


11 


3,280,994 


.53 


679,624,830 


11.60 


1887 


575,300 


326 


80.33 


73 


425 


948 


10 


25 


3C 


744,497 4 


29 


19,322,172 2 


70 


13,867,552 1 


87 


3,522,716 


.56 


716,183,211 


11.98 


1888 


549,092 


503 


78.88 


79 


995 


497 


11 


50 




579,227 4 


25 


18,929,152 2 


73 


14,746,065 2 


12 


3,612,063 


.52 


095,964,607 


11.40 


1889 


578,902 


520 


77.98 


89 


550 


476 


12 


06 


3J 


021,017 4 


72 


18,439,626 2 


48 


16,239,403 2 




4,248,333 


.57 


742,401,375 


11.92 


1890 


683,736 


397 


79.74 




100 


410 


10 


98 




752,648 4 


52 


19,696,820 2 


30 


16,460,269 1 


92 


5,082,140 


.54 


857,828,684 


13.50 


1891 


704,798 


047 


79.73 


96 


549 


129 


10 


92 


3S 


708,290 3 


81 


25,553,308 2 




18,621,801 2 


11 


5,250,235 


.54 


884,480,810 


13.66 


1892 


850,623 


150 


82.60 


105 


566 


184 


10 


25 


33 


147,614 3 


21 


19,590,350 1 


81 


15,572,767 1 


51 




.62 


1,030,278,148 


15.61 


1893 


661,976 


910 


78.10 




788 




14 


13 


32 


639,077 3 


85 


16,222,354 1 


91 


11,199,477 1 




5; 838; 487 


.69 


847, 665, 194 


12.98 


1894 


700,870 


822 


78.57 


119 




212 


13 


42 


33 


212,310 3 


72 


20,872,761 2 


34 


11,914,182 1 


34 


5,577,285 


.61 


892,140,572 


12.85 


1895 


627,927 


692 


77.76 


108 


575 


594 


13 


45 


33 


525,935 4 


15 


17,325,057 2 


15 


13,109,231 1 


62 


7,074,656 


.87 


807, 538, 166 


11.61 


1896 


673,043 


753 


76.26 


116 


567 


496 


13 


21 


36 


297,671 4 


11 


25,630,029 2 


90 


17,197,229 1 


95 


13,870,760 


1.57 


882,606,938 


12.29 


1897 


813,385 


644 




124 




461 


11 




33 


768,646 3 


21 


39,274,905 3 


74 


22,652,773 2 


16 


16,953,127 


1.61 


1,050,993,556 


14.42 


1898 


973,806 


245 


79; 07 


139 


627 


841 


11 


35 


33 


821,701 2 


75 


44,707,791 3 


63 


22,003,022 1 


78 


17,515,730 


1.42 


1,231,482,330 


16.69 




936,602 


093 


76.33 


157 




707 


12 


87 


35 


659,902 2 


91 


48,360,161 3 


94 


29,875,015 2 


43 


18,594,424 


1.52 


1,227,023,302 


16.20 


i9oo;;;;;;;;;; 


1,040,167 


763 


74.60 


187 


594 


625 


13 


45 


38 


945,763 2 


79 


64,913,807 4 


66 


43,391,275 3 


11 


19,469,849 


1.79 


1,394,483,082 


17.96 


1901 


1,136,504 


605 


76.39 


196 


534 


460 


13 


21 


44 


400, 195 2 


98 


49,390,712 3 


34 


35,392,401 2 


36 


25,542,618 


1.72 


1,487,764,991 


18.81 


1902 


1,008,033 


981 


72.96 


203 


971 


080 




76 


38 


043,617 2 


75 


63,944,077 4 


63 


34,258,041 2 


48 


33,468,605 


2.42 


1,381,719,401 


17.16 


1903 


1,029,256 


657 


72.48 


215 


482 


769 


15 


16 


41 


137,872 2 


90 


58,359,016 4 




37,468,512 2 


64 


38,436,853 


2.71 


1,420,141,679 


17.32 


1904 


1,057,930 


131 


72.42 


234 


909 


959 


16 


08 


50 


755,027 3 


47 


60,151,347 4 


12 


32,850,681 2 


25 


24,230,126 


1.66 


1,460,827,271 


17.66 


1905 


1,020,972 


641 


67.23 


260 


570 


235 


17 


16 


56 


894, 131 3 


75 


128,504,610 8 


46 


33,079,446 2 


18 


18,540,603 


1.22 


1,518,661,666 


17.94 




1,200,166 


036 


68.82 


308 




982 


17 


68 


75 


159,781 4 


31 


105,451,610 6 


05 


35,141,751 2 


02 


19,562,340 




1,74.3,864,500 


20.41 


1907;;;;;;;;;; 


1,298,452 


380 


69.03 


349 


840 


641 


18.60 


82 


157,174 4 


37 


92,703,664 4 


93 


41, 186, 193 2 


19 


16,511,026 


.88 


1,880,851,078 


21.66 



o Hawaiian Islands and Porto Rico not included after 1900. 



6 Prior to 1879 specie is included in totals, but excluded in following years. 



COI^IMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



171 



IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE INTO AND FROM THE UNITED STATES, BY PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES, FISCAL YEARS 

1897 TO 1907. 

IMPORTS. 



COUNTRIES. 



Austria-Hungary 

Belgium 

Denmark 

Germany 

Greece 



Netherlands 

Norway o 

Portugal 

Russia In Europe 

Sweden and Norway d 

Switzerland 

Turkey in Europe 

United Kingdom 



8, 158, 3; 

14,082,4: 

356, 355 

. 67,530,231 

-"1,210,614 

732, 702 

. 19,067,352 

12,824,126 



Dollars. 
6,551,256 
10,552,030 
280,198 
62,146,056 
84,225,777 
944,521 



73,012,085 
97,374,700 
1,122,855 



Dollars. 

10,067,970 
14,601,711 
644,993 
75, 458, 739 
100,445,902 
1,124,775 
24,618,384 
20,598,799 



Dollars. 
10,569,9" 
22,567,3 



19,6' 



2,234,2! 



3,631,973 
2,500,118 

. 13,849,782 
2,766,09 

.167,947,820 1 



NORTH AMERICA. 

British Honduras 

Dominion of Canada 

Newfoundland and Labrador . . . 

Central American States- 
Costa Rica 

Guatemala 

Hondiiras 

Nicaragua 

Panamac 

Salvador 

Mexico 

West Indies- 
British 

Danish 

French 

Porto' Ricorf 

Santo Domingo 

SOUTH AMERICA. 

Argentina 

Br azil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Ecuador 

Guianar-British 

Dutch 

French 

Paraguay 

Peru 

Uruguay 

Venezuela 



226,683 

0,309,371 

413,421 

3,439,374 



372,115 

!, 732, 426 
.,854,303 
784,741 



3,743,216 
7,245,973 
5,950,047 



198,040 

39,369,074 

562, 759 

2,980,030 

2,402,978 

988,606 

1,520,266 

"'738,' 674" 



3,370,430 
7,030,892 
5,409,301 
3,487,639 
15,799,400 
3,386,782 
143,388,501 



241,509 

42, 482, 103 

420,315 

2,990,550 
3,512,445 
1,262,317 
2,035,636 



3,179,449 
7,308,403 
8,270,546 

17', 784; 855 

4,935,346 

165,746,560 



2,993,336 

1,080,788 
1,978,025 



21, 183, 

5,672, 

190,021, 



19,591,784 

5,' 243,' 587 
11,763,911 

8,346,173 

3,265,843 
19,534,439 

3,890,597 
S 165,785,368 1 



3,761,523 
2,400,063 
1,375,997 



3,792,434 

4,730,993 

566,526 



30,888 

876,582 

2,414,356 

2,382,139 



5,915,879 
61,750,369 
3,736,307 
5,183,604 
765,590 



714,247 
1,772,480 
7,722,564 



Chinese Empire 

East Indies- 
British 

Dutch 



British Oceania- 
British Australasia. . 
AU other 

French Oceania 



1,503,802 
0,403,862 

0,567,122 
5,604,866 

4, 009! 756 
4,009,027 

5,900,144 
"378,'i44' 



Philippine Islands 



Europe 

North America . . 
South America . . 

Oceania 

Africa 



185,121 
i7,'i87,'386 



5,112,561 
57,875,747 
2,942,962 
5, 126, 731 



32,560,312 
21,313,945 

2,479,274 



3,502,402 

'" 2^0,551 

10,649 

17,831,463 



316,186 

30,176 

1,184,797 

3,078,648 



8,114,304 
58,073,457 
7, 112, 826 
4,307,814 
1,524,378 



12,851,325 

43,423,088 

478,262 



34,694,684 

394,948 

207, 411 

3,245 



43,633,275 
8,304,070 



28,411,31 

1,256,66 

5 108,415,350 

■> 135,142,996 

• 2,032,408 

0,597,556 

27,007,107 

" 32,364 



1,364,944 

4,622,426 
3,386,317 
1,724,865 
1,478,408 
1,065,81. 
1,131,734 
0,965,177 



405,831 

13,298 

1,109,729 



10,437,022 

86,304,259 

400,904 



2,122,543 

1,848,077 
5,500,019 



18,303,706 

43,882,493 
19,026,481 

1,416,412 
29,229,543 

3,897,854 



11,120,721 
79,178,037 
7,740,759 
3,271,894 
1,546,564 
3,416,816 
1,386,870 
26,648 
1,959 



1,277,755 
37,552,778 
3,960,394 



9,430,278 
67,221,030 
9,380,204 
4,215,568 
1,724,851 
3,351,656 
874, 454 



9,835,161 
76,152,745 
10,775,810 

7,949,211 



2,900,664 
2,981,6."- 
5,318,51 



15,354,90_ 

99,843,094 

11,071,613 

6,411,793 

2,502,175 

1,512,541 

638,667 

37,141 

2,205 

3,152,964 



2,454,943 
2,711,570 
8,034,701 



47,675,32 
10,325,672 
1,519,212 
46,537,478 



6,968,183 
2,097,8 
579, 457 



91,376,807 
92,091,694 
'2,594,593 
26,859,230 



139,842,330 
34,611,108 
11,218,437 



429,620,452 
145,158,104 
.10,367,342 
.17,677,611 
11,395,195 
8,953,461 



475,161,941 
151,076,524 
119,785,756 
129,682,651 
' ■ , 166, 461 
,447,615 



147, 702, a 
21, 043, i 
12, 581, e 



' 498,697,379 

i 198,778.952 

i 120,364,113 

1 143,509,153 



540,773,092 
227,229,145 
150,795,800 



633,292,184 
235,353,322 
140,420,876 



a Included under Sweden and Norway prior to 1903. 

b Sweden only after 1902. 

c Included with Colombia prior to January 1, 1904. 

d Figures relating to Hawaii and Porto Rico discontinued i 



of foreign trade after they became customs districts of the United States in 1900. 



172 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



EXPORTS. 



COUNTRIES. 



Austria-Hungary 

Belgium 

Denmark 

France 

Germany 

Italy 

Netherlands 

Norway a 

Portugal 

Russia in Europe 

Spain 

Sweden and Norway >> . 

Switzerland 

Turkey in Europe 

United Kingdom 






British Honduras 

Dominion of Canada 

Newfoundland and Labrador. 

Central American States- 
Costa Rica 

Guatemala 

Honduras 

Nicaragua , 



Salvador 

Mexico 

West Indies- 
British 

Cuba 

Danish 

Dutch 

French 

Haiti 

Porto Ricod... 

Santo Domingo 

SOUTH 



Argentina 

Bolivia 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Ecuador 

Guiana— British. . 

Dutch... 

French . . 
Paraguay 

Uruguay 

Venezuela 



t Indie: 



Dutch 

Hongkong 

Japan 

Russia, Asiatic. - 
Turkey in Asia.. 



British Australasia. . 
Hawaiid 

Philippine Islands... 



British Africa 

French Africa 

Portuguese Africa 

Turkey in Africa— Egypt . . 

RECAPITtTLATION. 



Europe 

North America. . 
South America. . . 

Oceania 

Africa 



Dollars. 
4,023,011 
33,071,555 
10,194,r" 
57, 594, J 
125,246,( 

5l|045'0li 



2,520,058 

7,602,276 

10,912,745 

5,463,641 

70,871 

54,767 

483,270, — 



854,832 

569,767 

64,928,821 



1,357,472 

3,047,181 

724,991 

1,190,""" 



6,384,984 

5,155 

12,441,065 



155,039, 
23,290, 
64,274, 



986,915 

576,111 

83,714,086 

1,175,733 



1,049,505 
"'"796,'575 



8,386,240 

9,561,656 

707,622 

544,463 

1,617,130 



20,675 

13,317,036 

2,351,727 

3,277,257 

855,193 

1,747,375 

408,414 

150,041 



4,696,013 

1,201,416 

6,265,200 

20,385,541 

125,936 

618,015 

243,190 



139,627,841 
33,821,701 
44,707,791 
22,003,022 
17,515,730 



Dollars. 
7,378,935 
44,158,r"" 



9,305,998 



4,132,400 
8,486,667 
9,077,807 

12,218,::: 

267,732 

354,457 

511,778,705 



1,065,... 

500,802 

87,974,961 

1,595,497 



8,751,817 

18,616,377 

498,066 

474,435 



2,455,966 
2,685,848 
1,104,013 



882,591 

1,749,545 

443,757 

170,090 

10,751 

1,325,650 

1,242,822 

2,851,634 



1,548,973 
7,732,525 
17,264, 



15,155,610 

543,555 

1,505,008 

494,196 



1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1&07 



Dollars. 

7,046,8 
48,307,011 



1,662,475 
1,816,720 
2,452,757 



1,534,149 
8,485,978 
29,087,475 
126,965 
3,050,102 



26,725,702 
13,509,148 
2,640,449 



78,714,1 _. 
191,780,427 
34,473,189 



15,480,288 

11,844,152 

255,360 



1,314,_.. 

813,817 

105,789,214 

1,957,305 

1,946,726 
1,424,814 
1,115,009 
1,482,194 



8,876,052 

:5,964,801 

692,150 



2,015,085 

1,734,404 

610,987 

200,007 

12,695 

3,126,934 

1,637,074 

3,271,877 



2,064,705 
8,009,848 
19,000,640 



21,654,458 

843,414 

1,425,539 

1,216,773 



504,605 
534,460 
,400,195 



Dollars. 

6,167,127 
46,271,756 



3,045,651 
9,302,359 

15,511,;; 

10,108,166 
217,515 



3,714,L__ 

2,973,460 

1,462,105 

1,954,394 

490,158 

209,917 

16,784 

2,558,995 

1,586,459 

2,793,743 



4,621,876 
2,076,091 
8,030,109 
21,485,883 
251,563 



28,780,105 

318,592 

2,565,224 

1,269,449 



42,257, 
10,126, 



8,772,453 

0,933,992 

171,400 



Dollars. 

15,136,185 

51,493,044 



214,780,992 

35,720,001 

72,250, 5r 

4,890,9: 

1,935,1) 

19,074,311 

15,762,344 

6,450,060 

271,256 

461,351 

537,340,599 £ 



76,337,471 
194,220,472 S 
38,740,067 



1,304,919 

1,052,307 

) 140,529,581 

2,449,425 



1,104,204 

156,736,685 : 

2,964,297 



1,730,345 
1,944,556 
4,745,562 
1,318,42 



1,280,540 
33,206,067 
2,920,349 



0,755,139 

9,305,274 

777,577 

711,141 

1,422,025 



16,902,017 

54,344 

11,046,856 

4,824,857 



3,961, i.. 
2,135,321 
3,165,465 



23,564,056 

106,041 

10,985,096 



32,673,359 
146,798 

14,530,471 
8,667,227 
3,491,4"" 



3,657,225 
1,990,694 
3,213,575 



27,401,446 
"4,"832,'969 ' 



26,353,311 
'6,'266,'( 



43,774,375 

7,454,702 
1,766,159 
7,044,907 
38,464,! 
1,0H5,L,. 
2,813,544 
645,578 

29,001,147 
"5,'459,'i 



38,770,027 
1,459,223 
2,004,199 



75,159,781 

) 105,451,610 

35,141,751 

19,562,340 



o Included under Sweden and Norway prior to 1903. 

b Sweden only after 1902. 

c Included with Colombia prior to January 1, 1904. 

<i Figures relating to Hawaii and Porto Rico discontinued in statement of foreign trade after they became 



districts of the United States in 1900. 



PRINCIPAL ARTICLES FORMING THE IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES. 



The tables which follow show the movements in the principal articles forming the imports and exports of 
the United States for specified years. The articles enumerated form more than three-fourths of the total value 
of the imports and exports of the country, and these tables showing the movements in such articles at intervals 
for a long term of years offer facilities for an analysis of that trade. 

IMPORTS INTO, AND DOMESTIC EXPORTS FROM, THE UNITED STATES OF PRINCIPAL ARTICLES FOR SPECIFIED FISCAL 

YEARS, 1875 TO 1907. 

IMPORTS. 



1900 


1903 


1904 


Dollars. 
53,705,152 
52,467,943 

8| 645', 265 


Dollars. 
64,351,199 
59,200,749 
52, 462, 755 
10,512,052 


Dollars. 
65,294,558 
69 551 799 
49,524,246 
12,005,014 


31,559,371 
26,373,805 

12,060,124 


39,334,521 
34,462,513 
8,635,583 
23,726,636 
15,301,912 


40,308,837 
37,814,285 
9,889,697 
24,435,854 
14,763,002 


57,940,316 


58,031,613 


52,006,070 


31,792,697 


31,004,541 


41,049,434 


20,478,728 
17,783,076 
13,292,196 
6,817,780 


51,617,312 
34,314,652 
11,294,167 
12,283,957 


27,028,312 
25,675,429 
11,100,215 
11,179,442 


30,894,373 
45,329,760 
12,758,582 
100,250,974 
10,558,110 
19,104,301 
13,297,223 
20,591,908 


35,963,552 
50,011,050 
17,171,617 
72,088,973 
15,659,229 
23,618,802 
17,234,915 
28,746,271 


31,973,680 
46,100,500 
16,662,702 
71,915,753 
18,229,310 
21,486,311 

26|984;353 


16,164,446 
20,260,936 


19,546,385 
22,152,961 


17,733,788 
24,813,591 



Chemicals, drugs, and dyes 

Coffee 

Cotton, manufactures of 

Earthen, stone, and china ware . 

Manufactures of 

Unmanufactured 

Fish 

Fruits, including nuts 

Furs, and manufactures of 

Hides and skins, other than fur 

India rubber and gut-a-perclia, 

Iron and steel, and manufao- 

Jewelry and precious stones 

Leather, and manufactures of . . 

OUs 

SUk: 

Manufactures of 

Unmanufactured 

Spirits, wines, and malt liquors. 

Tea. //.y/.'/.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'... '.'.'.. 

Tin, in bars, blocks, or pigs 

Tobacco, unmanufactured 

Wood, and manufactures of 

Wool: 

Manufactures of 

Unmanufactured 



5,650,267 
25,753,727 



475,733 
299,976 
245, 597 



673,703 
327,212 
724,879 



32,188,690 
13,273,135 
8,420,017 
78,853,466 
19,782,631 
6,223,176 
4,911,086 
9,761,948 



Dollars. 
35,070,816 
46,723,318 
27,197,241 

4,837,782 



4,805,635 
16, 705, 574 
5,257,547 



9,095,256 

33,610,093 
7,262,942 

10, 416, 885 
3,259,624 

27, 467, 665 
12,886,229 
9,379,223 
72, 519, 514 
14,047,583 



Dollars. 
41,602,078 
78,267,432 
29,918,055 



514,200 
541, 767 
289,835 
746, 471 
553, 816 



094,532 
317, 493 
898,909 



Dollars. 
43,567,609 
96,130,717 



5,725,338 
17,239,923 
10,322,157 

26,122,942 

18,475,382 

23,048,515 
8,074,788 

13,819,038 
5,119,627 

31,206,002 
22,626,056 
11, 429, 123 
76,462,836 
13, 171, 379 
6,787,424 
14,745,720 
17,814,119 



Dollars. 
64,779,559 
84,654,062 



23, 510, 164 
35,065,158 
11,666,233 



32,614,540 
61,040,053 
17,652,323 
97, 645, 449 
16,230,858 
23,378,471 
18,038,677 
29,564,323 



Dollars. 
74,452,664 
73,256,134 
63,043,322 



11,607,602 
28,915,747 
21,855,682 



42,120,715 
15,140,926 
13,723,948 

32,910,590 
54,080,504 
19,257,590 
85,460,088 
14,580,878 
30,932,998 
22, 447, 514 
36, 532, 706 



Dollars. 
82,997,914 
78,231,902 
73, 704, 636 



422,458 
335|988 



206, 545 
206, 418 



104,235 
806,253 
915,544 
117, 459 



DOMESTIC EXPORTS. 



Agricultural implements 

Animals 

Breadstuffs 

Cars, carriages, and other 

vehicles 

Chemicals, drugs, dyes, and 

medicines 



Copper, manufactures of 

Cotton: 

Manufactures of 

Unmanufactured 

Fertilizers 

Fish 

Fruits , including nuts 

Iron and steel, and manufac- 
tures of, not including ore 

Leather, and manufactures of... 

Mineral oils 

Meat and dairy products 

Naval stores 

Oil cake and oU-cake meal s 

Paper, and manufactures of 

Paraffin and paraffin wax 

Seeds 

Tobacco: 

Manufactures of 

Unmanufactured 

Vegetable oUs 

Wood, and manufactures of 



2, 625, 372 

2,672,505 

111,458,265 

1,181,436 

3,757,935 
2,620,569 
1,085,688 

190^638! 625 

616, 376 

3,165,065 



25,241,549 

464,905 

17,740,085 



2,245,742 
15,882,120 
88,036,835 

1,407,425 

4,174,070 

2,058,080 

793, 455 



14, 716, 524 
6, 760, 186 
36,218,625 



1, 183, 140 
"2,'776,'823 



4,806,193 
5, iil, 423 



50,257,947 

107,332,456 

1,984,794 

\, 674, 466 



2,741,519 
22,025,786 

2,932,267 
21,464,322 



,925,927 
746,678 



438,847 
403,089 
264,506 



876,045 
479, 556 
672, 441 
274, 529 



13,789,810 
204,900,990 
5,741,262 
4,501,830 
4,971,791 



5, 614, 407 
8,660,082 
5,216,270 
7,419,773 
7,166,087 
2,185,257 



16,099,149 


21,006,622 


22,749,635 


20,721,741 


43,585,031 


34,781,193 


47,977,875 


46,728,281 


262,744,078 


221,242,285 


149,050,378 


107,732,910 


9,905,610 


10,499,195 


10,936,618 


10,610,437 


13,203,610 


13,697,601 


14,480,323 


16,595,523 


19,502,813 


21,206,498 


27,820,323 


29,158,322 


57,852,960 


39,667,196 


57,142,081 


86,225,291 


24,003,087 


32,216,304 


22,403,713 


49,666,080 


241,832,737 


316,180,429 


370,811,246 


379,965,014 


7,218,224 


6,724,301 


7,112,512 


7,620,886 


5,427,469 


6,717,274 


7,857,041 




11,642,662 


18,057,677 


20,678,665 


15,606,586 


121,913,548 


96,642,467 


111,948,586 


134,728,363 


27,293,010 


31,617,389 


33,980.615 


37,936,745 


75,611,750 


67,253,533 


79,060,469 


79,793,222 


184,453,055 


179,839,714 


176,027,586 


169,998,873 


12, 474, 194 


12,918,708 


16,145,222 


16,106,643 


16,757,519 


19,743,711 


16,899,257 


21,498,085 


6,215,833 


7,180,014 


7,543,728 




8,602,723 


9,411,294 


8,859,964 


7,789,160 


7,036,982 


.9,455,283 


2,583,325 


2,557,747 


6,010,141 


5,193,796 


5,042,719 


5,690,203 


29,422,371 


35,250,893 


29,640,812 


29,800,816 


16,345,056 


16,234,362 


12,618,381 


16,632,232 


50,598,416 


57,743,535 


65, 428, 417 


58,002,977 



20, 513, 407 

20,373,036 
34,727,762 
94,762,110 

32,305,412 

:481,277,797 
8,596,711 



181,530,871 
45,476,969 
84,855,715 

202, 392, 508 



5, 735, 613 
33, 377, 398 
19,550,514 
83,349,575 



a Includes linters. 



i> Not including c( 



174 



CO^lMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 



DISTRIBUTION OF EXPORTS OF PRINCIPAL DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES FROM THE UNITED STATES, BY GRAND DIVISIONS, 
DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1907. 



ARTICLES. 



iSJ 



icultuial implements . . 



Art works: Paintings and statuary 

Asbestos, and manufactures of 

Babbit metal 

Blacking 

Books, maps, engravings, etc 

Brass, and manuf actuates of 

Bricks 

Brooms and brushes 

Candles 

Carriages, cars, other vehicles, and parts of . . 

Celluloid, and manufactures of 

Cement 

Chemicals, drugs, dyes, and medicines 

Clocks and watches, and parts of 

Coke.. 



- -,,-er, manufactures of 

Cork, manufactures of 

Cotton, manufactures of 

Dental goods 

Earthen, stone, and china ware 

Fertilizers, other than crude 

Emery, manufactures of 

Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses, manufactures of . . 

Furniture, of metal 

Furs and fur skins 

Glass and glassware 

Glue.. 



Gunpowder and other explosives 

Hair, and manufactures of 

Household and personal eflfects 

India rubber, manufactures of 

Ink, printers', and other 

Instruments and apparatus for scientific purposes . . 

Iron and steel, maniif actures of 

Jewelry, and manufactures of gold and silver 

Lamps, chandeliers, etc 

Lead, manufactures of 

Leather, and manufaotuies of 



Marble and stone, manufactures of 

Matches 

Musical instruments 

Naval stores 

Nickel, and manufactures of 

Oilcloths 

OUs: 

Animal 

Mineral, refined or manufactured . . 

Vegetable (except cotton-seed) 

P aints, pigments, and colors 

Paper, and manufactures of 

Paraflln and paraffin wax 

Pencils 

Pens and penholders 

Perfumery and cosmetics 

Photographic materials 

Plated ware 

Quicksilver 

Roofing felt and paper 

Silk, manufactures of 

Soap 

Starch 

Straw and paJm leaf, manufactures of . 

Tin, and maniifactures of 

Tobacco, manuf actiires of 

Toys 

Trunks, valises, and traveling bags . . . 

Varnish 

Vessels sold abroad 

Wood, manufactures of 

Wool, manufactures of 

Zinc, manufactures of 

All other articles 

Total 



435,763 
2,350,763 
34,481 
5,056,103 
306, 480 
211,119 
147,554 



5,491,009 

48,214,245 

486, 733 



17,405,709 

3,302,932 

40,377 



3,022,628 

7,078,629 

53,543 



613,615 

46,581 

37,537,716 

213,539 



Dollars. 

3,855,588 
329, 357 



826, 631 

1,019,764 

45,733 

3,649,397 

419,621 



109,627 
2,374,223 

113,463 
2,422,985 
2,526,187 

211,251 
3,970,284 
82,726,887 
1, 428, 120 

851,561 

455,908 

9,720,574 

92,377 

477,296 

53,504 

1, 104, 674 

1,343,138 

■ 160,883 

183, 149 

101,552 



1,340,029 

4,019,180 

686, 641 

186, 144 



1,812,159 

326,466 

1,079,374 



Dollars. 
4,572,000 
13,068 

11 ; 206 
14,368 
79, 678 
567,332 
89,343 
8,658 
30, 728 

4,017i711 



398,442 
14,221 
3,851,021 
161,397 
143,724 



185, 796 

3,448 

641,565 

959 

28,509 

251,832 

57,407 

2,163,567 

21,073,824 

111,517 

240,719 

97,508 

1,459,214 

12 

31,680 

15,145 

130, 183 

1,782,497 

1,671 

47, 701 



7,941 

2,431 

9,940 

183,348 



Dollars. 

1,162,273 
24,204 



43,458 

21,825 

1,084,290 

52,871 



2,506 

9,287,929 

24,922 

27,573 

185,024 



361,433 

60,721 

951,819 

15,504,582 



27,691 

197 

100,927 



105,085 

72, 134 

28,617 

87,607 . 

33,065 

2,167 

112,317 



13,309 

2,200,256 

42,894 

1,054 



57,223 
965,850 
11,021,720 
18,235 
280, 782 
29,084 
1,775,847 



6,137 



9,526 
365,755 
943, 328 
333,403 
9,484 
7,579 
33,359 
24,363 



3,111 

188 

3|055 



11,972 

141, 743 

2,011 

118,926 



3,241 
10,677 
62,847 

5,586 
10,534 

3,084 

2,096 

1, 453, 100 

17,144 

35 

53,930 

10,511,770 



COMMERCIAL AMERICA IN 1907. 

EXPORTS OF PRINCIPAL DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES, BY ARTICLES, FISCAL YEARS 1900-1907. 



175 



" Agricultural implements 

Art works 

Asbestos, manufactures of 

Billiard tables and balls 

Blacking 

Books, maps, engravings, etc 

Brass, and manufactures of 

Bricks 

Brooms and brushes 

Candles 

Carbon 

Carriages, cars, and other vehicles, and parts of . . . 

Chemicals, drugs, dyes, and medicines 

Clocks and watches 

Coke 

Copper, manufactures of 

Cork, manufactures of 

Cotton, manufactures of 

Dental goods 

Earthen, stone, and china ware 

Emery cloth 

Emery paper 

Emery wheels 

Fertilizers, other than crude 

Fibers, manufactures of 

Fiber, vulcanized 

Furs and fur skins 

Glass and glassware 

Gunpowder and other explosives 

Household and personal effects 

India rubber, manufactures of 

Ink, printers', and other 

Instruments and apparatus for scientific purposes. 

Iron and steel, manufactures of 

Jewelry, and manufactures of gold and silver 

Lamps, chandeliers, etc 

Lead, manufactures of 

Leather manufactures 

Lime and cement 

Marble and stone, manufactures of 

Matches 

Musical instruments 

Naval stores 

Nickel, and manufactures of 

Oakum 

Oils: 

Mineral, refined 

Vegetable (other than cotton-seed) 

Paints, pigments, and colors 

Paper, and manufactures of 

Paraffin and paraffin wax 

Perfumeries and cosmetics 

Photographic materials 

Plated ware 

Plaster 

Quicksilver 

Silk, manufactures of 

Starch 

Stationery 

Stereotype and electrotype plates 

Straw and palm leaf, manufactures of 

Tin, manufactures of 

Tobacco, manufactures of 

Toys 

Trunks, valises, and traveling bags 

Varnish 

Vessels sold abroad 

Wood, manufactures of 

Wool, manufactures of 

Zinc, manufactures of 

All other articles 

Total 

Total exports 

Per cent of manufactures 



9,905, 
12, 452, 
1,977, 
1,233, 



484,846,235 
1,370,763,571 
35.37 



5,030, 
1,960, 
2,062, 
2,570, 



Dollars. 
21,006,622 
512, 558 



740, 123, 451 

1,853,718,034 

39.93 



LB S '09 



